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Genetic disorders of surfactant homeostasis.
Biology of the neonate - 1 Jan 2005
Whitsett Jeffrey A, Wert Susan E, Xu Yan
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Adaptation to air breathing at birth requires the precise orchestration of cellular processes to initiate fluid clearance, enhance pulmonary blood flow, and to synthesize and secrete pulmonary surfactant needed to reduce surface tension at the air-liquid interface in the alveoli. Genetic programs regulating the synthesis of the surfactant proteins and lipids required for the production and function of pulmonary...
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