Prenatal glucocorticoids improve pulmonary morphometrics in fetal sheep with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 217-222

  Hedrick, Holly L ^a   Kaban, Jody M ^a   Pacheco, Bella A ^a   Losty, Paul D ^a   Doody, Daniel P ^a   Ryan, Daniel P ^a   Manganaro, Thomas F ^a   Donahoe, Patricia K ^a   Schnitzer, Jay J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; glucocorticoids; prenatal therapy; pulmonary morphometrics

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FETUS; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAMB; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031044807     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90182-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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