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| Transabdominal puncture of the uterus and amnion to obtain amniotic fluid |
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| An analysis of cellular chromosomes |
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| The presence of sufficient amount of surfactant lipoproteins to maintain alveolar stability |
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| Hemolytic disease of the newborn |
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| Rh incompatibility between mother and fetus that can cause hemolysis of the fetal red blood cells |
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| Organelle produced by type II pneumonocytes in the fetal lung that contain lung surfactants |
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| Lecithin-sphingomyelin ratio |
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| A comparison of lung surfactants that is performed to determine fetal lung maturity |
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| Phospholipids secreted by type II pneumocytes to maintain alveolar integrity |
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