Regulation of alveolar epithelial cell phenotypes in fetal sheep: Roles of cortisol and lung expansion

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 6 31-6, 2004, Pages

  Flecknoe, Sharon J ^a   Boland, Rochelle E ^a   Wallace, Megan J ^a   Harding, Richard ^a   Hooper, Stuart B ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fetus; Lung liquid; Surfactant proteins

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LUNG SURFACTANT; MESSENGER RNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACTANT PROTEIN A; SURFACTANT PROTEIN B; SURFACTANT PROTEIN C;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FETUS; FETUS LUNG; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATION PERIOD; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG INFLATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYDROCORTISONE; LUNG; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; SHEEP;

EID: 8644243147     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00375.2003     Document Type: Article

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