Hormones and Lung Maturation

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIV

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2. Lung Development

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   Pages 1-23

3. Glucocorticoid Effects in Vivo

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   Pages 24-71

4. Glucocorticoid Receptor

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   Pages 72-93

5. Role of Endogenous Corticosteroids

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   Pages 94-136

6. Antenatal Glucocorticoid Therapy: Clinical Effects

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   Pages 137-172

7. Antenatal Glucocorticoid Therapy: Hormone Concentrations

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   Pages 173-196

8. Thyroid Hormones: Effects and Binding

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   Pages 197-235

9. Beta-Adrenergic Agonists

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   Pages 236-277

10. Other Hormones

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    Pages 278-321

11. Hormone Interactions

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    Pages 322-345

12. Back Matter

    Pages 347-354

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As I reflect on the evolution of this book, I am struck by the differences be­ tween my early conceptions and the final product. When I was first ap­ proached by Springer-Verlag regarding a monograph on my interests in the area of fetal lung development, I imagined that it would be relatively easy to summarize my contributions, plus the work of other investigators as needed for proper perspective. This rather naive idea was abandoned as I prepared my initial outlines for the monograph. I quickly realized that con­ tributions from my laboratory are not sufficient for telling the story of "hormones and lung maturation". The result of this decision is a longer and more heavily-referenced book than I originally envisioned. Although I have attempted to discuss in considerable detail most aspects of hormones and the fetal lung, I know with certainty that I have not in­ cluded all relevant references in each area. In most of these instances this reflects my impatience or lack of diligence, and I offer my apologies to those investigators whose work has been so omitted. In some situations published work has not been cited in a deliberate decision to limit the breadth of discussion or, rarely, due to my judgment of major shortcom­ ings in experimental design or execution.

• Hormones
• Lungenerkrankung
• breathing
• diabetes
• glucocorticoid
• growth
• growth factor
• hormone
• hormone therapy
• insulin
• metabolism
• prolactin
• protein
• steroid
• thyroid hormone

• Department of Pediatrics and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, USA

  Philip L. Ballard

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