An overview of pulmonary surfactant in the neonate: Genetics, metabolism, and the role of surfactant in health and disease

Paul O. Nkadi, T. Allen Merritt, De Ann M. Pillers

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)95-101
Number of pages7
JournalMolecular Genetics and Metabolism
Volume97
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2009

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Endocrinology

Keywords

  • Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine
  • Phospholipids
  • Prematurity
  • Respiratory distress syndrome
  • Surface tension
  • Surfactant
  • Surfactant proteins
  • Thyroid transcription factor-1
  • Type II alveolar cells

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