49577-0

Lecithin/Surfactant.total in Amniotic fluid

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LP15697-3 Lecithin
Lecithin belongs to a group of yellow-brownish fatty substances occurring in animal and plant tissues, and in egg yolk. It is composed of phosphoric acid, choline, fatty acids, glycerol, glycolipids, triglycerides, and phospholipids (e.g., phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, and phosphatidylinositol). Lecithin is sometimes used as a synonym for pure phosphatidylcholine, a phospholipid that is the major component of its phosphatide fraction. Lecithin may be isolated either from egg yolk or from soy beans. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia , Lecithin

LP15697-3 Lecithin
Lecithin naturally occurs in plants and animals. It is composed of glycerol, two fatty acids, a phosphate group, and choline.Lecithin is found in many foods including egg yolks, liver, peanuts, corn, spinach, whole grains, and soy beans.Lecithin is used commercially as an emulsifier in baking mixes, candy, chewing gum, chocolate, ice cream, macaroni, margarine, whipped toppings, and many more.Lecithin in the body is present in bile and functions to help emulsify dietary fats in the lumen of the small intestine. Bile is produced in the liver and stored and concentrated in the gallbladder.
Lecithin is a the most abundant phospholipid that makes up the majority of cellular membranes. Lecithin mixes with oil and water to form micelles.Micelles are spherical shells of fat surounded by lecithin.The nonpolar tails are oriented inward toward the fat and the polar end of lecithin is oriented outward toward the water.The formation of micelles is a mechanical process known as emulsification which breaks fat into small droplets and makes the droplets water soluble.[books.google.com/books?id=bmIMBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA912&lpg=PA912&dq=lecithin+physiology&source=bl&ots=yIbPL5YMWy&sig=WX7E1RPt3q8G7hIehF9ASo3StM0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiYusmvvKDWAhWm0YMKHYt7CsgQ6AEISDAJ#v=onepage&q=lecithin%20physiology&f=false][http://science.jrank.org/pages/3881/Lecithin-Dietary-commercial-sources.html] Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component: Lecithin/Surfactant.total
Property: MFr
Time: Pt
System: Amnio fld
Scale: Qn
Method

Additional Names

Long Common Name: Lecithin/Surfactant.total in Amniotic fluid
Short Name: Lecithin MFr Amn
Display Name: Lecithin/Total surfactant (Amn fld) [Mass fraction]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info: Lecithin/Surfactant.total, Amniotic fluid

Basic Attributes

Class: CHEM
Type: Laboratory
First Released: Version 2.22
Last Updated: Version 2.70 (MIN)
Order vs. Observation: Both

Member of these Panels

LOINC	Long Common Name
50009-0	Fetal lung maturity panel - Amniotic fluid

Language Variants Get Info

Tag	Language	Translation
el-GR	Greek (Greece)	Λεκιθίνη/Επιφανειοδραστική ουσία.ολική:MFr:Pt:Αμνιακό υγρό:Qn: Synonyms: MFr Επιφανειοδραστική ουσία Λεκιθίνη
es-ES	Spanish (Spain)	Lecitina/Surfactante.total:Fracción de masa:Punto temporal:Fluido Ammiótico:Qn: Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX	Spanish (Mexico)	Lecitina / Surfactante total:Fracción de masa:Punto temporal:Líquido amniótico:Cuantitativo:
et-EE	Estonian (Estonia)	Letsitiin/surfaktant.üld:MFr:Pt:AmnF:Qn: Synonyms: Amnionivedelik Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Pindaktiivne aine
fr-CA	French (Canada)	Lécithine/Surfactant.total:Fraction de masse:Temps ponctuel:Liquide amniotique:Quantitatif:
fr-FR	French (France)	Lécithine/surfactant total:Fraction massique:Ponctuel:Liquide amniotique:Numérique:
fr-BE	French (Belgium)	Lécithine/Surfactant.total:Fraction de masse:Temps ponctuel:Liquide amniotique:Quantitatif:
it-IT	Italian (Italy)	Lecitina/Surfattante totale:MFr:Pt:Liquido amniotico:Qn: Synonyms: Chimica Frazione di massa Liquido amniotico Punto nel tempo (episodio) Tensioattivo
nl-NL	Dutch (Netherlands)	lecithine/surfactant.totaal:massafractie:moment:vruchtwater:kwantitatief:
pt-BR	Portuguese (Brazil)	Lecitina/Surfactante.total:MFr:Pt:LiqAmni:Qn: Synonyms: Phosphatidylcholine; Choline phosphoglyceride; Mass fraction; Percent; Point in time; Random; Amn; Amniotic fluid; Amn fl; Amniotic flu; AF; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; Tot; Totl; Chemistry
ru-RU	Russian (Russian Federation)	Лецитин/Сурфактант.общий:МассДол:ТчкВрм:Амниотич ждк:Колич: Synonyms: Амниотическая жидкость Количественный Массовая доля Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR	Turkish (Turkey)	Lesitin/Sürfaktan.total:KütlFr:Zmlı:Amniyon sv:Kant: Synonyms: Amniyon mayii
zh-CN	Chinese (China)	磷脂酰胆碱/表面活性物质.总计:质量分数:时间点:羊水:定量型: Synonyms: MFr 全体数量全部共计化学;化学检验项目;化学检验项目类;化学类;化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目类;非刺激耐受型化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学试验类卵磷脂;蛋黄素可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺总总和总数总量总额时刻;随机;随意;瞬间汇总羊膜水;胎水表面活化剂;表面活化物质;表面活性剂表面活性物质（表面活化剂、表面活化物质、表面活性物质）.总计（总、总和）;总表面活性物质（表面活化剂、表面活化物质、表面活性物质）

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