Abstract
Conclusion
Fatty acid analysis of amniotic fluid lipids confirms our previous hypothesis of their multicentric origin. The sources may include fetal lung, plasma, skin, and vernix caseosa, but not maternal plasma.
The excellent technical assistance of Miss J. Goodman is gratefully acknowledged. Part of this work was done in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. Supported in part by Grants FR–05497 and HD–00441 from National Institutes of Health, U.S. Public Health Service.
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