Phosphatidylglycerol in lung surfactant. III. Possible modifier of surfactant function

Lamellar bodies and alveolar lavage from adult mammalian lung contain unusually high concentrations of phosphatidylglycerol that could serve as a sensitive indicator of surfactant. Phosphatidylglycerol was absent and phosphatidylinositol was correspondingly prominent in surfactant from the preterm r...

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Main Authors: M Hallman, L Gluck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1976-05-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520369820