Richard E. Pattle contributed enormously to the biology of the pulmonary surfactant system.
However, Pattle can also be regarded as the founding father of comparative and …

The history of biology is replete with examples of how comparative biology helped clarify the
meaning of structure and function in complex animals. Indeed, without the comparative …

" Amongst animals, diversity of form and of environmental circumstances have given rise to a
multitude of different adap tations subserving the relatively unified patterns of cellular …

In any 24-h period the body temperature (Tb) of the central Australian agamid lizard,
Ctenophorus nuchalis, may vary from 13 to 45° C; the mean preferred Tb is 37° C. We have …

Surfactant lipids and proteins form a surface active film at the air‐liquid interface of internal
gas exchange organs, including swim bladders and lungs. The system is uniquely …

Lung structure and function vary widely among vertebrates. Despite their diversity, all lungs
are internal, fluid-lined structures that change volume and hence face similar biophysical …

We examined the composition and function of pulmonary surfactants in amphibians
inhabiting aquatic and terrestrial habitats with particular regard to the influences of (1) …

SYNOPSIS. Pulmonary surfactant is a mixture of phospholipids (including disaturated
phospholipids), cholesterol and proteins lining the air-liquid interface within the lung …

In mammals, the surface tension of the fluid lining the inner lung greatly contributes to the
work of breathing. Surface tension is modified by the secretion of a mixture of surface active …

In this study, we characterized surfactant lipids from the lungs of the lungfish, Protopterus
annectens, Lepidosiren paradoxa, and Neoceratodus fosteri (Sarcopterygiia: Dipnoi). We …