Scientists have developed a new lung surfactant that is produced synthetically rather than relying on the use of animal ...

Surfactants are detergent-like substances in the lungs that ... They observed that bacterial pulmonary clearance was reduced in SP-A–null mice and was increased in SP-D–overexpressing mice, compared ...

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and pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP), a disorder characterized by lung surfactant accumulation. This is a good example of how you can actually get an answer and then potentially get a treatment, ...

Bronchioles of these emphysematous areas are often more muscular than normal, suggesting that muscle as well as surfactant has a role in stabilizing lung growth. The spectacular gross appearance ...