The pulmonary surfactant system: biochemical aspects and functional significance

LM Van Golde, JJ Batenburg… - Physiological …, 1988 - journals.physiology.org
LM Van Golde, JJ Batenburg, B Robertson
Physiological reviews, 1988journals.physiology.org
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PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS Vol. 68, No. 2, April 1988 Printed in USA. The Pulmonary
Surfactant System: Biochemical Aspects and Functional Significance LAMBERT MG VAN
GOLDE, JOSEPH J. BATENBURG, AND BENGT ROBERTSON Laboratory of Veterinary
Biochemistry, State University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; and Department of
Pediatrics, St. G&an’s Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden I. Introduction …
Pulmonary surfactant is a carpet of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates, coating the interior of the lungs. By spreading as a monolayer, the surfactant
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