| Premature infants suffer a high rate of long-term pulmonary complications. In the womb, the fetal lung is exposed to mechanical forces that are critical for normal lung development. Our laboratory is trying to understand how the fetal lungs respond to these physical forces. We have identified several "receptors", proteins and genes that are activated by stretch. We hope the information derived from our studies will uncover a way to accelerate lung development to help babies born prematurely. |
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