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Lung surfactant: Host defense/surface tension, and linking innate/adaptive immune systems

Jo Rae Wright combines the drive and sense of wonderment of an intrepid researcher with a long record of service to the science of physiology. She is Vice Dean for Basic Research, Chief of the ...
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The Anatomy, Physics, and Physiology of Gas Exchange Surfaces: Is There a Universal Function for Pulmonary Surfactant in Animal Respiratory Structures?

Instead, surfactant is also important in narrow tubular respiratory structures such as the terminal airways of mammals and the air capillaries of birds. (3). Insect tracheoles: We investigate the ...
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Genetic Variability of Surfactant Protein-B and Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Clinical Implications

, Departments of Cellular and Molecular Physiology and Pediatrics; , Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa. For example, ...
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Latency of Plasma Membrane H⁺-ATPase in Vesicles Isolated by Aqueous Phase Partitioning: Increased Substrate Accessibility or Enzyme Activation

The properties of the plasma membrane H+-ATPase and the cause of its latency have been studied using a highly purified plasma membrane fraction from oat (Avena sativa L., cv Victory) roots, prepared ...
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Babies of overweight, obese, or diabetic mothers have an increased risk of lung problems

Babies born to women who are overweight, obese or have diabetes during their pregnancy have less mature lungs than babies of normal weight pregnancies. That's according to research done in a sheep ...