ISSN:
1573-8221
Keywords:
lungs
;
surfactant
;
surface-active substance
;
type II pneumocytes
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The activity of the lung surfactant in mice, rats, guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, and dogs was found to be within normal limits with variation of the coefficient of stability of the air bubbles between 0.84 and 0.93. Differences in the content of surfactant in animals of different species depend on the frequency, severity, and character of spontaneous pulmonary pathology. The data obtained can be used as the starting point for the study of the surfactant system of the lungs in various experimentally induced pathological states of the lung tissue.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00801442
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