The biophysical function of pulmonary surfactant

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 244-255

  Rugonyi, Sandra ^a   Biswas, Samares C ^b   Hall, Stephen B ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Collapse; Lungs; Surface tension; Surfactant proteins; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LUNG SURFACTANT; NANOFILM; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; LUNG ALVEOLUS SURFACE TENSION; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG RESISTANCE; LUNG STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TRANSPORT VESICLE;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 54049115855     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2008.05.018     Document Type: Article

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