Altered epithelial cell proportions in the fetal lung of glucocorticoid receptor null mice

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 613-619

  Cole, Timothy J ^a   Solomon, Nicola M ^b   Van Driel, Rosemary ^b   Monk, Julie A ^b   Bird, Daniel ^b   Richardson, Samantha J ^b   Dilley, Rodney J ^b   Hooper, Stuart B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORIN 5; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; SURFACTANT PROTEIN A; SURFACTANT PROTEIN C;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIFFUSION; DNA CONTENT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS LUNG; GENE MUTATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NULL ALLELE; RECEPTOR GENE;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIAL SODIUM CHANNEL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LUNG; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SODIUM CHANNELS;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 2342474650     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2003-0236OC     Document Type: Article

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