Surfactant and its role in the pathobiology of pulmonary infection.
Microbes Infect
; 14(1): 17-25, 2012 Jan.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21945366
ABSTRACT
Pulmonary surfactant is a complex surface-active substance comprised of key phospholipids and proteins that has many essential functions. Surfactant's unique composition is integrally related to its surface-active properties, its critical role in host defense, and emerging immunomodulatory activities ascribed to surfactant lipids. Together these effector functions provide for lung stability and protection from a barrage of potentially virulent infectious pathogens.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Surfactantes Pulmonares
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Enfermedades Transmisibles
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Enfermedades Pulmonares
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Microbes Infect
Asunto de la revista:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
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MICROBIOLOGIA
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos