Airway surfactant, a primary defense barrier: Mechanical and immunological aspects

Journal of Aerosol Medicine: Deposition, Clearance, and Effects in the Lung

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-181

  Gehr, P ^a   Green, F H Y ^b   Geiser, M ^a   Im Hof, V ^a   Lee, M M ^b   Schurch S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

airways; aqueous lining layer; particles; primary defense barrier; surface forces; surfactant

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT;

AIR POLLUTION; CILIARY MOTILITY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS SURFACE TENSION; LUNG CLEARANCE; MUCUS SECRETION; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; REVIEW;

EID: 0029999804     PISSN: 08942684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jam.1996.9.163     Document Type: Review

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