Lung surfactant is a complex with a unique phospholipid and protein composition. Its
specific function is to reduce surface tension at the pulmonary air–liquid interface. The …

Pulmonary surfactant (PS) is a lipid-protein complex essential to stabilise the delicate
structure of mammalian alveoli along with successive compression-expansion respiratory …

Pulmonary surfactant is a complex and highly surface active material composed of lipids and
proteins which is found in the fluid lining the alveolar surface of the lungs. Surfactant …

The mechanical stability of the alveoli, the gasexchanging units of the lung, is highly
dependent upon the surface-active material that lines the alveolar surfaces. This complex …

This review briefly notes recent findings important for understanding the surface mechanical
functions of pulmonary surfactant. Currently known surfactant-specific proteins and lipids are …

Earlier analyses of the physical chemistry of lung surfactant (LS) are rejected on the grounds
that the definition of surface tension is not complied with. Furthermore, with 1 or 2 exceptions …

Pulmonary surfactant functions in the lungs at the interface between the air and the liquid
layer that covers the epithelial surface. Pulmonary surfactant is functionally, chemically, and …

Pulmonary surfactant controls the surface tension at the air-liquid interface within the lung.
This system had a single evolutionary origin that predates the evolution of the vertebrates …

Pulmonary surfactant is a complex mixture of phospholipids (PL) and proteins (SP) that
reduce surface tension at the air–liquid interface of the alveolus. It is made up of about 70 …

As birds have tubular lungs that do not contain alveoli, avian surfactant predominantly
functions to maintain airflow in tubes rather than to prevent alveolar collapse. Consequently …