Corticosteroid binding by fetal rat and rabbit lung in organ culture
Ballard P, Ballard R, Gonzales L, Huemmelink R, Wilson C, Gross I. Corticosteroid binding by fetal rat and rabbit lung in organ culture. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 1984, 21: 117-126. PMID: 6482426, DOI: 10.1016/0022-4731(84)90371-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRabbit lungsFetal ratsDexamethasone binding capacityConcentrations of dexamethasoneFetal lung cellsHalf-maximal stimulationGlucocorticoid effectsPhosphatidylcholine synthesisActive glucocorticoidsCorticosteroid metabolismDexamethasone bindingGlucocorticoid actionReceptor concentrationRabbit fetusesReceptor capacityFetal developmentRat lungLungBinding capacityFemale rabbitsLung cellsDexamethasoneCholine incorporationPhysiologic activityPrior exposure