1984
Corticosteroid binding by fetal rat and rabbit lung in organ culture
Ballard P, Ballard R, Gonzales L, Huemmelink R, Wilson C, Gross I. Corticosteroid binding by fetal rat and rabbit lung in organ culture. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 1984, 21: 117-126. PMID: 6482426, DOI: 10.1016/0022-4731(84)90371-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRabbit lungsFetal ratsDexamethasone binding capacityConcentrations of dexamethasoneFetal lung cellsHalf-maximal stimulationGlucocorticoid effectsPhosphatidylcholine synthesisActive glucocorticoidsCorticosteroid metabolismDexamethasone bindingGlucocorticoid actionReceptor concentrationRabbit fetusesReceptor capacityFetal developmentRat lungLungBinding capacityFemale rabbitsLung cellsDexamethasoneCholine incorporationPhysiologic activityPrior exposureCOMBINED HORMONAL THERAPY MAY DECREASE THE TIME NEEDED FOR INDUCTION OF LUNG SURFACTANT PRODUCTION
Moya F, Gross I. COMBINED HORMONAL THERAPY MAY DECREASE THE TIME NEEDED FOR INDUCTION OF LUNG SURFACTANT PRODUCTION. Pediatric Research 1984, 18: 142-142. DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198404001-00296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung surfactant productionHormonal therapyFetal ratsDay 20Surfactant productionPregnant Sprague-Dawley ratsFetal lung maturationSprague-Dawley ratsCombination of hormonesMaternal administrationCombined therapyLung maturationMaternal injectionLung mincesThyroid hormonesCholine incorporationSurfactant synthesisTherapyRatsStatistical significanceRecent evidenceCorticosteroidsBetamethasoneFetusesAdditive effect
1977
AN ORGAN CULTURE MODEL FOR THE STUDY OF FETAL LUNG MATURATION
Gross I, Czaika M, Walker Smith G, Warahaw J. AN ORGAN CULTURE MODEL FOR THE STUDY OF FETAL LUNG MATURATION. Pediatric Research 1977, 11: 406-406. DOI: 10.1203/00006450-197704000-00220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrgan culture modelLate-gestation fetal rat lungAlveolar lining cellsFetal lung maturationFresh lung tissueShort-term organ cultureFetal rat lungCulture modelDay fetal ratsLung maturationCentral necrosisLung tissueFetal lungFetal ratsLining cellsHormonal influencesBiochemical findingsRat lungLung developmentStromal tissueTissue chopperDay fetusesMorphologic maturationMorphological maturationGlycogen content