Table 1

Data on sex, weight, lung volume (LV) and mean chord length (L_m) for the effect of dexamethasone (Dex) followed by retinoic acid (RA)

Group	Sex n	Weight g	LV cm²	LV/weight cm³·g⁻¹	L_m µm	SA cm³	Normalised SA to weight cm²·100 g⁻¹
PBS/oil	M 6	40.9±1.2	0.938±0.01	0.022	74.85±1.39	501.3	122.57
	F 2	29.7±12.8	0.833±10.06	0.028	68.06±3.27	489.5	164.81
Dex only	M 3	29.9±1.82	0.958±0.01	0.032	127.77±5.97	299.9	100.34
	F 4	26.9±1.60	0.897±0.01	0.033	104/43±5.24	343.6	127.73
Dex/RA	M 6	31.98±0.55	0.987±0.02	0.031	88.89±4.46	444.1	138.87
	F 4	25.62±0.62	0.911±0.03	0.035	84.113±6.94	433.2	169.13

SA: surface area
PBS: phosphate-buffered saline