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lung growth

The increase in size or mass of a lung. In all air-breathing vertebrates the lungs are developed from the ventral wall of the oesophagus as a pouch… 
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lung development

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secretion by lung epithelial cell involved in lung growth

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Review
2012
Review
2012
Fetal origins of asthma.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
FGF9 and SHH signaling coordinate lung growth and development through regulation of distinct mesenchymal domains
Morphogenesis of the lung is regulated by reciprocal signaling between epithelium and mesenchyme. In previous studies, we have… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Fetendo-clip: a fetal endoscopic tracheal clip procedure in a human fetus.
Review
1991
Review
1991
Developmental aspects of experimental pulmonary oxygen toxicity.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Bombesin increases fetal lung growth and maturation in utero and in organ culture.
Pulmonary neuroendocrine cells (PNECs) in fetuses synthesize gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP, or mammalian bombesin) at high… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Experimental pulmonary hypoplasia and oligohydramnios: relative contributions of lung fluid and fetal breathing movements.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Experimental pulmonary hypoplasia due to oligohydramnios and its reversal by relieving thoracic compression.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Pulmonary hypoplasia resulting from phrenic nerve agenesis and diaphragmatic amyoplasia.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
THE EFFECT OF FETAL THYROIDECTOMY ON OVINE FETAL LUNG MATURATION
Previous studies have shown that thyroxine is one of the factors which influences fetal lung maturation. To further delineate the… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Lung growth after unilateral pneumonectomy: quantitation of collagen synthesis and content.
Unilateral pneumonectomy in the adult rabbit causes the mass of the remaining lung to double within one month. The content and… 
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