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Surfactant-associated proteins: structure, function and clinical implications.
Current pediatric reviews - 1 Jan 2014
Ketko Anastasia K, Donn Steven M
Abstract excerpt
Surfactant replacement therapy is now the standard of care for infants with respiratory distress syndrome. As the understanding of surfactant structure and function has evolved, surfactant-associated proteins are now understood to be essential components of pulmonary surfactant. Their structural and functional diversity detail the complexity of their contributions to normal pulmonary physiology, and deficiency...
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