1987
The Biochemistry of Fetal Lung Development
Kresch M, Gross I. The Biochemistry of Fetal Lung Development. Clinics In Perinatology 1987, 14: 481-507. PMID: 3311536, DOI: 10.1016/s0095-5108(18)30747-4.ChaptersConceptsSurfactant therapyLung complianceLung maturationAdministration of betamethasoneEffects of glucocorticoidsFetal lung developmentNumber of alveoliGlucocorticoid therapyFetal rabbitsLung developmentTherapyAnimal dataTissue complianceHormonal enhancementAdditive effectAdministrationComplianceMaturationRDSMorbidityBetamethasoneGlucocorticoidsLungMortalitySteroids
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 ResearchConceptsLung 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