Enhanced Lung Maturation in Cocaine-Exposed Rabbit Fetuses
Kain Z, Chinoy M, Antonio-Santiago M, Marchitelli R, Scarpelli E. Enhanced Lung Maturation in Cocaine-Exposed Rabbit Fetuses. Pediatric Research 1991, 29: 534-537. PMID: 1866207, DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199106010-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung weightLung maturationAccelerated lung maturationDry lung weightRespiratory distress syndromeWet lung weightSerum cortisol levelsFetal amniotic fluidFetal rabbit lungCocaine-exposed fetusesCocaine-addicted mothersInitial lungDistress syndromeFetal exposureMaternal exposureD gestationLung distensibilityPregnant damsCortisol surgeBody weightAmniotic fluidCortisol levelsRabbit fetusesRabbit lungsSeptal wall