1992
Plasma Thyroid Hormones and Prolactin in Premature Infants and Their Mothers after Prenatal Treatment with Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
Ballard P, Ballard R, Creasy R, Padbury J, Polk D, Bracken M, Moya F, Gross I. Plasma Thyroid Hormones and Prolactin in Premature Infants and Their Mothers after Prenatal Treatment with Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone. Pediatric Research 1992, 32: 673-678. PMID: 1287557, DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199212000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyroid hormonesFree thyroxineThyrotropin-releasing hormone treatmentNewborn lung diseaseDoses of TRHMU/LPituitary-thyroid functionPlasma of womenThyrotropin-Releasing HormoneWk of gestationPmol/LPlasma thyroid hormonesCord TSHTRH i.Preterm fetusesCord concentrationsControl infantsPremature infantsPostnatal surgeTRH administrationLung diseaseCord bloodPrenatal treatmentTriiodothyronine levelsHormone treatment
1986
Response of the Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Pituitary-Thyroid Axis to Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
Moya F, Mena P, Heusser F, Foradori A, Paiva E, Yazigi R, Michaud P, Gross I. Response of the Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Pituitary-Thyroid Axis to Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone. Pediatric Research 1986, 20: 982-986. PMID: 3095783, DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198610000-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal TSHMaternal administrationPostnatal increaseElective cesarean sectionThyrotropin-Releasing HormonePituitary-thyroid axesPituitary-thyroid axisMaternal T3Maternal TSHCesarean sectionPostnatal surgePregnant womenTRH administrationPrenatal exposureFetal pituitarySignificant elevationHigh doseT3 levelsHigh dosesTRHTSHPrior exposureAdministrationNeonatesSignificant increase
1979
Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Increases the Amount of Surfactant in Lung Lavage from Fetal Rabbits
Rooney S, Marino P, Gobran L, Gross I, Warshaw J. Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Increases the Amount of Surfactant in Lung Lavage from Fetal Rabbits. Pediatric Research 1979, 13: 623-625. PMID: 112569, DOI: 10.1203/00006450-197905000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyrotropin-releasing hormoneLung lavageLung maturationFetal lung slicesRespiratory distress syndromeFetal lung maturationPulmonary surfactant productionSurfactant productionPhosphatidylcholine/sphingomyelin ratioDistress syndromeTRH administrationPregnant rabbitsIncorporation of cholineFetal rabbitsGestation resultsLung slicesLavagePhysiologic roleFetusesSphingomyelin ratioTotal phospholipidsControl littersSurfactant releasePhospholipid contentMore phosphatidylcholine