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Altered epithelial cell proportions in the fetal lung of glucocorticoid receptor null mice.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 May 2004
Cole Timothy J, Solomon Nicola M, Van Driel Rosemary, Monk Julie A, Bird Daniel, Richardson Samantha J, Dilley Rodney J, Hooper Stuart B
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Glucocorticoids provide important signals for maturation of the fetal lung and antenatal glucocorticoids are used to reduce the respiratory insufficiency suffered by preterm infants. To further understand the role of glucocorticoids in fetal lung maturation, we have analyzed mice with a targeted null mutation for the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) gene, which severely retards lung development. The lungs of fetal...
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