| Hormonal
Influence on the Lung |
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| • | Corticotropin
stimulates cortisol |
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| • | Cortisol
stimulates fetal lung fibroblast to |
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| produce
fibroblast pneumocyte factor, |
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| which, |
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| • | Stimulates
surfactant production in Type 2 |
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| cells |
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| • | Thyroid
hormone is also necessary for |
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| surfactant
production |
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