http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
xix, 493 pages 4 unnumbered pages color plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Lung surfactant phospholipid molecular species in health and disease -- New insights into the thermal dynamics of the surfactant system from warm and cold animals -- Molecular and functional properties of surfactant protein A -- Receptors and ligands for collectins surfactant proteins A and D -- Structure-function relationships of hydrophobic proteins SP-B and SP-C in pulmonary surfactant -- Chain dancing, super-cool surfactant, and heavy breathing : membranes, rafts, and phase transistions -- The basis of low surface tensions in the lungs -- Surfactant and airway liquid flows -- Lung surfactants : a molecular perspective from computation -- Analysis of surface topology and chemical composition of microstructures formed in planar surfactant films under compression -- SP-B peptides : synthesis, structure, and surface activity -- Structure and function of the molecular film of pulmonary surfactant at the air-alveolar interface : the role of SP-C
Analysis of SP-C function using transgenic and gene targeted mice -- Alternative functions of SP-B and SP-C -- The physiological significance of a dysfunctional lung surfactant -- Pulmonary surfactant in asthma and allergy -- Surfactant treatment for inflammatory lung disease -- Alteration of alveolar surfactant function by reactive oxgyen species -- Novel surfactant therapy for developing countries : current status and future directions
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Proteins
Lung biology in health and disease ; v. 201