Lipid compositional analysis of pulmonary surfactant monolayers and monolayer-associated reservoirs

Pulmonary surfactant is a lipid:protein complex containing dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) as the major component. Recent studies indicate adsorbed surfactant films consist of a surface monolayer and a monolayer-associated reservoir. It has been hypothesized that the monolayer and its functio...

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Main Authors: Shou-Hwa Yu, Fred Possmayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-03-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520312037