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Pulmonary Surfactants

Known as: Surfactant, Lung, Alveolar surfactant, Surfactant, Pulmonary 
Pulmonary surfactant lines the lung epithelium and lowers surface tension to prevent collapse at end-expiration. Deficiency of pulmonary surfactant… 
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ColfoscerilCurosurfPoractant alfaPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A

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2015
2015
Surfactant pool sizes and severity of respiratory distress syndrome in prematurely delivered lambs.
To quantify the relationship between surfactant pool size and severity of respiratory disease, 21 lambs were delivered at 134 to… 
1999
1999
Treatment of meconium aspiration syndrome with surfactant lavage in an experimental rabbit model
Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is a frequent cause of respiratory distress in term infants. Recent reports suggested that… 
1986
1986
Correlations between physical and physiological properties of various preparations of lung surfactant.
The physical and physiological properties of natural surfactant were investigated after the addition of various synthetic lipids… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Histological preservation and ultrastructure of alveolar surfactant.
We have discussed the three-dimensional structure of lamellar bodies as visible intracellular storage sites of surfactant. Among… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Effect of protein, cholesterol, and phosphatidylglycerol on the surface activity of the lipid-protein complex reconstituted from pig pulmonary surfactant.
Lipid-protein complexes reconstituted from pig surfactant lipids and proteins were investigated for surface adsorption, minimum… 
1982
1982
Experimental studies on the pulmonary surfactant. Reconstitution of surface-active material.
The conditions for the reconstitution of surfactant lipoprotein were investigated using pig pulmonary surfactant. Lipids of… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Diminished pulmonary lecithin synthesis in acidosis: experimental findings as related to the respiratory distress syndrome.
Lung slices from term fetal rats were incubated in vitro at various pH values and the rates of the two de novo pathways for… 
1975
1975
Effect of metopirone on the synthesis of lung surfactant in does and fetal rabbits.
The possible role of endogenous corticosteroids in the induction of synthesis of lung surfactant in both maternal and fetal… 
1975
1975
The effects of inhaled silica and chrysotile on the elastic properties of rat lungs; physiological, physical and biochemical studies of lung surfactant.
When rats breathed air containing approximately 70 mg m-3 of respirable crystalline silica 7 h daily for 10 days (2000 mg m-3 h… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
The loss of pulmonary surfactant in paraquat poisoning: a model for the study of the respiratory distress syndrome.
THE dipyridylium compound, paraquat (1,1 '-dimethyl-4,4'-dipyridylium dichloride) is used extensively as a weedkiller, and has…