1094 THE EFFECT OF BETAMETHASONE ON THE CHEMOTACTIC RESPONSE OF NEONATAL NEUTROPHILS
Fuenfer M, Ingardia C, Raye J, Block C, Krause P. 1094 THE EFFECT OF BETAMETHASONE ON THE CHEMOTACTIC RESPONSE OF NEONATAL NEUTROPHILS. Pediatric Research 1985, 19: 293-293. DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198504000-01124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect of betamethasoneMaternal steroid administrationPerinatal bacterial infectionHealthy term neonatesFetal lung maturationRisk of infectionSteroid administrationTerm neonatesHost defense systemNeonatal neutrophilsLung maturationNeutrophil functionCord bloodPMN functionNeonatal PMNTherapeutic concentrationsPMN chemokinesisBacterial infectionsBetamethasoneNeonatesPMN motilitySignificant inhibitionRandom migrationMicropore filtersFurther compromise