2002
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.205.3.415
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The pulmonary surfactant system matures upon pipping in the freshwater turtleChelydra serpentina

Abstract: SUMMARY Pulmonary surfactant (PS), a mixture of phospholipids (PL), neutral lipids and surfactant proteins (SP), lowers surface tension within the lung, which increases lung compliance and improves the removal of fluid at birth. Here, we have examined the expression of thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) and the surfactant protein SP-B, and also the composition of pulmonary surfactant lipids in the developing lung of the turtle Chelydra serpentina. Lavage and lung tissue were collected from l… Show more

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