Fetal lung lamellar bodies in human amniotic fluid.

• DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1978.117.3.541
• Publication Date: 1978-03-01
• Authors: Gary E. R. Hook; Linda Gilmore; E. G. Tombropoulos; Sergio Fabro
• Keywords: Lamellar granule

Amniotic fluid from women near term contains lamellar bodies resembling those of the pulmonary alveolar Type II cell. A body-rich fraction was prepared by differential centrifugation am...