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Regulation of surfactant protein D in human fetal lung by Dulkerian, S J, Gonzales, L W, Ning, Y, Ballard, P L

“…Surfactant protein D (SP-D) is a collagenous glycoprotein, produced by lung type II cells, that has structural and functional similarities with SP-A. In this…”
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Secretion of surfactant protein A and phosphatidylcholine from type II cells of human fetal lung by Froh, D, Gonzales, L W, Ballard, P L

“…Surfactant protein A (SP-A) appears to have a role in lung immune defense as well as generation and metabolism of the alveolar surface-active film. Previous…”
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Regulation of Pulmonary Surfactant Apoprotein SP 28-36 Gene in Fetal Human Lung by Ballard, Philip L., Hawgood, Samuel, Liley, Helen, Wellenstein, Gail, Gonzales, Linda W., Benson, Brad, Cordell, Barbara, White, R. Tyler

“…Pulmonary surfactant stabilizes lung alveoli, preventing respiratory failure and hyaline membrane disease in premature infants. In addition to lipids,…”
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Surfactant protein B in human fetal lung : developmental and glucocorticoid regulation by BEERS, M. F, SHUMAN, H, LILEY, H. G, FLOROS, J, GONZALES, L. W, NING YUE, BALLARD, P. L

“…Pulmonary surfactant protein B (SP-B) enhances phospholipid film formation in vitro and is essential for normal surfactant function in vivo. We examined human…”
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Glucocorticoids and thyroid hormones stimulate biochemical and morphological differentiation of human fetal lung in organ culture by Gonzales, L W, Ballard, P L, Ertsey, R, Williams, M C

“…We characterized the stimulatory effects of both glucocorticoids and thyroid hormones on the surfactant system in human fetal lung. Synthesis of…”
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126 CEACAM6: A HORMONALLY REGULATED PROTEIN IN DIFFERENTIATING HUMAN FETAL LUNG TYPE II CELLS by Ballard, P. L., Gonzales, L. W., Kolla, V., Bailey, N.

“…Ceacam6 (carcinoembryonic antigen cell adhesion molecule) is a GPI-anchored membrane glycoprotein recently identified in human fetal lung undergoing in vitro…”
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Combined effects of fetal beta agonist stimulation and glucocorticoids on lung function of preterm lambs by Jobe, A H, Ikegami, M, Padbury, J, Polk, D H, Korirnilli, A, Gonzales, L W, Ballard, P L

“…We asked whether a single-dose fetal treatment strategy using betamethasone plus either a long-acting beta 2 agonist (formoterol) or betamethasone plus agents…”
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Differentiation of type II cells during explant culture of human fetal lung is accelerated by endogenous prostanoids and adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate by Ballard, P L, Gonzales, L W, Williams, M C, Roberts, J M, Jacobs, M M

“…Explant culture of the fetal lung, in the absence of serum or hormones, results in precocious biochemical and morphological differentiation of alveolar…”
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Host plant changes produced by the aphid Sipha flava: consequences for aphid feeding behaviour and growth by Gonzáles, W.L., Ramírez, C.C., Olea, N., Niemeyer, H.M.

“…Induced plant responses may affect the behaviour and growth of the attacking herbivore insect. The aphid Sipha flava (Forbes) produces reddish spots on the…”
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Elemental composition of lamellar bodies from fetal and adult human lung by Chinoy, M R, Gonzales, L W, Ballard, P L, Fisher, A B, Eckenhoff, R G

“…Previous studies in the rat using electron probe microanalysis have suggested that most of the Ca2+ in alveolar space is probably derived from secreted…”
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Intracellular Localization of Processing Events in Human Surfactant Protein B Biosynthesis by Korimilli, Annapurna, Gonzales, Linda W., Guttentag, Susan H.

“…Surfactant protein B (SP-B) is essential to the function of pulmonary surfactant and to alveolar type 2 cell phenotype. Human SP-B is the 79-amino acid product…”
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Interferon-gamma and synthesis of surfactant components by cultured human fetal lung by Ballard, P L, Liley, H G, Gonzales, L W, Odom, M W, Ammann, A J, Benson, B, White, R T, Williams, M C

“…We examined the effects of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) on development of the surfactant system in alveolar epithelial cells of fetal lung. Explants of…”
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166 EXPRESSION AND FUNCTION OF DUAL OXIDASE IN FETAL LUNG EPITHELIAL CELLS by Fischer, H., Illek, B., Kolla, V., Gonzales, L. W., Ballard, P. L.

“…Sterility of lung alveoli is normally maintained by an innate host defense system; however, infants born prematurely have developmental deficiencies in…”
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Pulmonary Surfactant Metabolism in Infants Lacking Surfactant Protein B by Beers, Michael F, Hamvas, Aaron, Moxley, Michael A, Gonzales, Linda W, Guttentag, Susan H, Solarin, Kola O, Longmore, William J, Nogee, Lawrence M, Ballard, Philip L

“…Infants with inherited deficiency of pulmonary surfactant protein (SP) B develop respiratory failure at birth and die without lung transplantation. We examined…”
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Respiratory distress after intratracheal bleomycin: selective deficiency of surfactant proteins B and C by Savani, R C, Godinez, R I, Godinez, M H, Wentz, E, Zaman, A, Cui, Z, Pooler, P M, Guttentag, S H, Beers, M F, Gonzales, L W, Ballard, P L

“…Intratracheal bleomycin in rats is associated with respiratory distress of uncertain etiology. We investigated the expression of surfactant components in this…”
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Feeding by the aphid Sipha flava produces a reddish spot on leaves of Sorghum halepense: and induced defense? by Costa-Arbulu, C, Gianoli, E, Gonzales, W.L, Niemeyer, H.M

“…Feeding by the aphid Sipha flava produces a reddish spot on mature leaves of Sorghum halepense. The present work is aimed at determining whether this plant…”
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166 REGULATED GENES DURING PULMONARY TYPE 2 CELL DIFFERENTIATION IN VITRO by Ballard, P. L., Wade, K. C., Kolla, V., Guttentag, S., Gonzales, L. W., Neonatology

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Evaluation of induced responses, insect population growth, and host-plant fitness may change the outcome of tests of the preference-performance hypothesis: a case study by Gonzales, W.L, Gianoli, E

“…The preference‐performance hypothesis predicts that insect preference should correspond to host suitability for offspring development. We studied the pattern…”
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Host plant and natural enemy impact on cereal aphid competition in a seasonal environment by Gonzáles, Wilfredo L., Fuentes-Contreras, Eduardo, Niemeyer, Hermann M.

“…Competition between phytophagous insects could be mediated by differential impact of natural enemies or by induced changes in host plant quality. The…”
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Hormonal regulation and cellular localization of fatty acid synthase in human fetal lung by Wagle, S, Bui, A, Ballard, P L, Shuman, H, Gonzales, J, Gonzales, L W

“…Fatty acid synthase (FAS; EC 2.3.1.85) supplies de novo fatty acids for pulmonary surfactant synthesis, and FAS gene expression is both developmentally and…”
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