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Human amniotic membrane as newly identified source of amniotic fluid pulmonary surfactant
Pulmonary surfactant (PS) reduces surface tension at the air-liquid interface in the alveolar epithelium of the lung, which is required for breathing and for the pulmonary maturity of the developing foetus. However, the origin of PS had never been thoroughly investigated, although it was assumed to...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5527005/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28743969 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06402-w |