The significance of surfactant protein gene polymorphisms in multifactorial infantile pulmonary diseases
Abstract Pulmonary surfactant is a lipid-protein mixture that lines the inner surface of the lung. The main function of surfactant is to reduce surface tension at the air-liquid interface, thus preventing alveolar collapse at the end of expiration. Lack of surfactant is the main cause of respira...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Oulu
2005
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| Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514277481 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9514277481 |