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The fetal sheep lung does not respond to cortisol infusion during the late canalicular phase of development
The prepartum surge in plasma cortisol concentrations in humans and sheep promotes fetal lung and surfactant system maturation in the support of air breathing after birth. This physiological process has been used to enhance lung maturation in the preterm fetus using maternal administration of betame...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3871449/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24400136 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/phy2.130 |