The composition and function of the pulm
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S. Orgeig; C. B. Daniels; A. W. Smits
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Article
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1994
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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Mammalian lungs secrete a mixture of surface-active lipids (surfactant), which greatly reduces the surface tension of the fluid coating the inner lung surface, thereby reducing the risk of collapse upon deflation and increasing compliance upon inflation. During foetal lung maturation, these lipids b