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Review
. 1989 Mar;10(1):83-93.

Pulmonary surfactant metabolism

J R Wright  1 , S Hawgood
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  • PMID: 2650966
Review

Pulmonary surfactant metabolism

J R Wright et al. Clin Chest Med. 1989 Mar.

Abstract

Recent work suggests that surfactant undergoes a complex sequence of metabolic events during its life cycle in the alveolar airspace. The composition, turnover, and metabolism of surfactant, and the possible "control points" in its metabolic pathway that might be compromised in disease states are discussed.

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