[Dexamethasone-induced fetal lung maturation and the simultaneous control of MPL secretion of the placenta].
24 mothers were given 4.0 mg. of dexamethasone one times daily for 3 days during the last trimester of pregnancy. Serial serum human placental lactogen (HPL) determinations were made by radioimmunoassay before, during and post the treatment. Dexamethasone did not change the HPL level.
D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000196:embryology*; D010920:Placenta / Q000187:drug effects; D010928:Placental Lactogen / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D013997:Time Factors
D003907:Dexamethasone; D010928:Placental Lactogen
Die dexamethasoninduzierte fetale Lungenreifung und die gleichzeitige hormonale Kontrolle der HPL-Sekretion der Plazenta.