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1. Effects of glucocorticoids on fetal and neonatal lung development

This article discusses the use of antenatal glucocorticoids to induce maturation of preterm fetal lungs

Abstract:

Antenatal glucocorticoids have been used for 30 years to induce maturation of preterm fetal lungs. Stimulation of the pulmonary surfactant system has been regarded as the most important effect of antenatal glucocorticoids; however, as these drugs alter the expression of a large number of genes they affect the maturation of the lung in several other ways. Antioxidant enzyme production, more...

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Northern Ireland

Treat Respir Med, Vol: 3 Page: 295-306 2004
D. G. Grier; H. L. Halliday

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