Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) stimulates natriuretic peptide receptor-A (NPR-A ... NPR-A mRNA was detected in the fetal lung by Northern Blot and RT-PCR. At 100 d gestation (term 145 d ...

In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that exposure of newborn mice to sublethal hyperoxia would alter lung development and expressions of fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs)-3 and ...

It is due to vasodilation and angiogenesis in the pulmonary vascular bed, which leads to ventilation-perfusion ... in increased expression of ET B receptors on pulmonary endothelial cells, leading ...