1988
Activities of enzymes of phospholipid and fatty acid synthesis in fetal and adult rat type II pneumocytes
Kresch M, Smart D, Wilson C, Gross I, Rooney S. Activities of enzymes of phospholipid and fatty acid synthesis in fetal and adult rat type II pneumocytes. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1988, 962: 173-177. PMID: 2844273, DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(88)90156-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research1-Acylglycerophosphocholine O-AcyltransferaseAgingAnimalsEpithelial CellsEpitheliumFatty AcidsFetusLungPhospholipidsPhosphotransferasesPulmonary AlveoliRatsTransferases (Other Substituted Phosphate Groups)
1979
Effects of betamethasone on phospholipid content, composition and biosynthesis in the fetal rabbit lung
Rooney S, Gobran L, Marino P, Maniscalco W, Gross I. Effects of betamethasone on phospholipid content, composition and biosynthesis in the fetal rabbit lung. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1979, 572: 64-76. PMID: 216408, DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(79)90200-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Acylglycerophosphocholine O-AcyltransferaseAnimalsBetamethasoneCholineCholine KinaseDiacylglycerol CholinephosphotransferaseFemaleGlycogenHydrocortisoneLungPhosphatidate PhosphatasePhosphatidylcholinesPhospholipidsPregnancyPulmonary SurfactantsRabbitsSphingomyelinsConceptsLung lavageFetal lung lavageFetal lung slicesAdministration of betamethasoneEffect of betamethasoneFetal lung maturationFetal rabbit lungPhosphatidylcholine/sphingomyelin ratioLung glycogenBetamethasone administrationLung maturationPregnant rabbitsDays gestationFetal lungLung slicesRabbit lungsStress-induced accelerationDirect administrationSphingomyelin ratioSurfactant phospholipidsBetamethasoneAdministrationRate of incorporationSurfactant productionLavage
1976
Studies on pulmonary surfactant Effects of cortisol administration to fetal rabbits on lung phospholipid content, composition and biosynthesis
Rooney S, Gobran L, Gross I, Wai-Lee T, Nardone L, Motoyama E. Studies on pulmonary surfactant Effects of cortisol administration to fetal rabbits on lung phospholipid content, composition and biosynthesis. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1976, 450: 121-130. PMID: 186118, DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(76)90083-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Acylglycerophosphocholine O-AcyltransferaseAnimalsCholine KinaseCytidine Diphosphate CholineDiacylglycerol CholinephosphotransferaseFatty AcidsFemaleFetusGestational AgeGlycerolHydrocortisoneLungNucleotidyltransferasesPhosphatidylcholinesPhospholipidsPregnancyPulmonary SurfactantsRabbitsConceptsLung lavageCortisol administrationDays gestationFetal rabbitsUntreated fetusesLung phospholipid contentGreater gestational ageSaline-injected controlsLysolecithin acyltransferasePhospholipid contentGestational ageIntrauterine injectionLung tissueSaline injectionFetal lungMaturational effectsGestationFetusesLavageMajor surface-active componentAdministrationCorticosteroidsCholinephosphate cytidylyltransferaseSynthesis of phosphatidylcholineHormone