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
1975
Stimulation of glycerolphosphate phosphatidyltransferase activity in fetal rabbit lung by cortisol administration
Rooney S, Gross I, Gassenheimer L, Motoyama E. Stimulation of glycerolphosphate phosphatidyltransferase activity in fetal rabbit lung by cortisol administration. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1975, 398: 433-441. PMID: 1242106, DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(75)90194-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdministration of cortisolFetal rabbit lungLysolecithin acyltransferase activityLung maturationLiver enzymesDays gestationFetal rabbitsThyroxine treatmentGestation resultsCortisol administrationRabbit lungsCortisol treatmentDirect administrationAdministrationPulmonary surfactantSurfactant productionSignificant increaseGestationCholine phosphotransferaseAcyltransferase activityTreatmentCorticosteroidsPrevious studiesLungFetuses