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Electronic cigarette vapor alters the lateral structure but not tensiometric properties of calf lung surfactant

BACKGROUND: Despite their growing popularity, the potential respiratory toxicity of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) remains largely unknown. One potential aspect of e-cigarette toxicity is the effect of e-cigarette vapor on lung surfactant function. Lung surfactant is a mixture of lipids and pr...

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Autores principales: Przybyla, Rebecca J., Wright, Jason, Parthiban, Rajan, Nazemidashtarjandi, Saeed, Kaya, Savas, Farnoud, Amir M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5693547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29149889
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-017-0676-9