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Glucocorticoids Equally Stimulate Epithelial Na(+) Transport in Male and Female Fetal Alveolar Cells

Preterm infants frequently suffer from respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), possibly due to lower expression of epithelial Na(+) channels (ENaC). RDS incidence is sex-specific, affecting males almost twice as often. Despite the use of antenatal glucocorticoids (GCs), the sex difference persists. It...

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Autores principales: Laube, Mandy, Riedel, Diana, Ackermann, Benjamin, Haase, Melanie, H. Thome, Ulrich
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6982285/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31861781
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21010057

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