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Zentralbl Gynakol. 1980;102(20):1154-8.
A dose of 3 g of carnitine was orally administered through 48 hours to six patients, between the 31st and 35th weeks of pregnancy, in a bid to induce foetal lung maturation. The process of foetal lung maturation proper was monitored by transabdominal amniocentesis, prior to and following medication. No increase in surfactants in the amniotic fluid was recordable by means of this method.
在妊娠第31至35周期间，对6名患者口服3克肉碱，持续48小时，以诱导胎儿肺成熟。在用药前后通过经腹羊膜穿刺术监测胎儿肺成熟的具体过程。通过这种方法未记录到羊水表面活性剂增加。
