Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine is not the major surfactant phospholipid species in all mammals

CJ Lang, AD Postle, S Orgeig… - American Journal …, 2005 - journals.physiology.org
Pulmonary surfactant, a complex mixture of lipids and proteins, lowers the surface tension in
terminal air spaces and is crucial for lung function. Within an animal species, surfactant …

The development of the pulmonary surfactant system in California sea lions

NJ Miller, AD Postle, S Schürch, WM Schoel… - … and Physiology Part A …, 2005 - Elsevier
Pulmonary surfactant has previously been shown to change during development, both in
composition and function. Adult pinnipeds, unlike adult terrestrial mammals, have an altered …

The evolution of a physiological system: the pulmonary surfactant system in diving mammals.

NJ Miller - 2005 - digital.library.adelaide.edu.au
Pulmonary surfactant is a complex mixture of lipids and proteins that lowers surface tension,
increases lung compliance, and prevents the adhesion of respiratory surfaces and …

Articles in PresS. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol (July 21, 2005). doi: 10.1152/ajpregu. 00496.2004

CJ Lang, AD Postle, S Orgeig, F Possmayer… - 2005 - journals.physiology.org
Pulmonary surfactant, a complex mixture of lipids and proteins, lowers the surface tension in
terminal air spaces and is crucial for lung function. Within an animal species, surfactant …