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. 1979 Nov;97(2):393-410.

The effects of ACTH on lung maturation in fetal lambs

H W Sundell, M E Gray, J P Relier, I Z Kovar, W Z Catterton, L L Swift, M T Stahlman

The effects of ACTH on lung maturation in fetal lambs

H W Sundell et al. Am J Pathol. 1979 Nov.

Abstract

The ability of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) to induce lung maturation was evaluated in fetal lambs. One member of 14 twin pairs between 114 and 138 days of gestation was infused intravenously with 0.5 mg ACTH over 5 days. The lungs of treated versus control lambs were judged more mature by morphologic criteria by the use of light and electron microscopy and by biochemical criteria by the use of lamellar-body-rich cell fractions. None of 5 premature lambs treated with ACTH and allowed to breathe showed evidence of hyaline membrane disease, while 3 untreated control lambs showed typical hyaline membranes.

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