[Sexual function in patients with spinal cord injuries].

A spinal cord lesion (SCL) changes most functions below the level of lesion, including sexual function. Most women had sexual intercourse after the lesion, but describe practical problems. Many of them are capable of achieving organism, and are normally fertile.

Epidermal growth factor and lung development in the offspring of the diabetic rat.

Fetuses of diabetic mothers who were exposed to excessive glucose show delayed maturation. Under these conditions, altered growth factor expression or signaling may have important regulatory influences. We examined the role of epidermal growth factor (EGF) in lung development and maternal diabetes in the rat.

Fetal effects of epidermal growth factor deficiency induced in rats by autoantibodies against epidermal growth factor.

We have used rats with epidermal growth factor (EGF) autoantibodies to study the role of EGF deficiency during perinatal development. The study was focused on organs known to contain EGF or its receptor. Compared with controls, the offspring of autoimmune rats had a higher perinatal mortality and a lower birth weight.