Effects of betamethasone and thyroid releasing hormone on fetal lung maturation: An experimental and morphometric study

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 154-158

  Mutafoglu, Ismail ^a   Altunyurt, Sabahattin ^a   Dogan, Erbil ^a   Acar, Berrin ^a   Koyuncuoglu, Meral ^a   Erten, Oktay ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Betamethasone; Fetal lung maturation; Rabbit model; Thyroid releasing hormone

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; PROTIRELIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; LUNG VOLUME; LUNG WEIGHT; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 3242732966     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.12.022     Document Type: Article

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