Mechanisms of surfactant exocytosis in alveolar type II cells in vitro and in vivo

News in Physiological Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 239-243

  Dietl, Paul ^a   Haller, Thomas ^a   Mair, Norbert ^a   Frick, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT;

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG ALVEOLUS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS;

EID: 0035490411     PISSN: 08861714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.2001.16.5.239     Document Type: Article

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