Browsing Science (Faculty of) by Subject "Pulmonary Surfactant"
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The Structure and Function of Lung Surfactant: Effect of Amyloid Fibril Formation
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-21)The alveoli of mammalian lungs are covered in a thin lipid film referred to as pulmonary surfactant. The primary purpose of pulmonary surfactant is to reduce the surface tension of the air/liquid interface allowing breathing ...