1985
Delayed Pulmonary Maturation in the Fetus of the Streptozotocin-Diabetic Rat
Gewolb I, Rooney S, Barrett C, Ingleson L, Light D, Wilson C, Smith G, Gross I, Warshaw J. Delayed Pulmonary Maturation in the Fetus of the Streptozotocin-Diabetic Rat. Experimental Lung Research 1985, 8: 141-151. PMID: 4029093, DOI: 10.3109/01902148509057518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStreptozotocin-diabetic ratsDiabetic groupPulmonary maturationDay 21Lung developmentDelayed pulmonary maturationAlveolar lining cellsEffects of hyperglycemiaFetal lung developmentDays of gestationObserved developmental delayType II cellsControl lungsMaturational delayCholinephosphate cytidylyltransferase activityIntravenous injectionRat gestationDiabetic fetusesLining cellsDay 22Day 20FetusesActivity of enzymesDevelopmental delayDecreased number
1981
Organotypic Culture of Fetal Rat Lung: Evaluation and Comparison with Organ Culture1–3
Gross I, Freedman R, Wilson C, Lindsey S. Organotypic Culture of Fetal Rat Lung: Evaluation and Comparison with Organ Culture1–3. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1981, 123: 313-9. PMID: 7224342, DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1981.123.3.313.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1980
The Influence of Hormones on the Biochemical Development of Fetal Rat Lung in Organ Culture. II. Insulin
Gross I, Walker Smith G, Wilson C, Maniscalco W, Ingleson L, Brehier A, Rooney S. The Influence of Hormones on the Biochemical Development of Fetal Rat Lung in Organ Culture. II. Insulin. Pediatric Research 1980, 14: 834-838. PMID: 6995921, DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198006000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal rat lungRat lungCholine incorporationSignificant decreasePhospholipid fractionInfluence of insulinEffect of insulinInfluence of hormonesPercentage of radioactivityType II cellsLung cell growthLung cell differentiationLung maturationOrgan culture systemInsulin treatmentMorphologic evidencePhospholipid radioactivityInsulinMorphologic maturationSurfactant phospholipidsGlycogen contentII cellsOrgan cultureBiochemical developmentLamellar bodies