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Original Article

Effects of Corticosteroids, Prostaglandin E2, and Beta-Agonists on Adenylate Cyclase Activity in Fetal Rat Lung Fibroblasts and Type II Epithelial Cells

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Pages 335-343 | Received 15 May 1988, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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