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US 4,784,961 AGranted
Fluorescence polarization method for monitoring fetal lung maturity
AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorJohn C. Russell
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a fluorescence polarization method for monitoring fetal lung maturity, to various components needed for preparing and carrying out such monitoring, and to methods of making these components.
Claims3
A method of determing fetal lung maturity comprising measuring the ratio of surfactant to albumin in a sample of amniotic fluid from a test subject and comparing the measured ratio to a standard and thereby determining the maturation of the fetal lung.
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