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The Role of Surfactant in Lung Disease and Host Defense against Pulmonary Infections

Pulmonary surfactant is essential for life as it lines the alveoli to lower surface tension, thereby preventing atelectasis during breathing. Surfactant is enriched with a relatively unique phospholipid, termed dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, and four surfactant-associated proteins, SP-A, SP-B, SP-C...

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Pubblicato in:Ann Am Thorac Soc
Autori principali: Han, SeungHye, Mallampalli, Rama K.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: American Thoracic Society 2015
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4418337/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25742123
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201411-507FR
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