"SP-G", a putative new surfactant protein--tissue localization and 3D structure.

Surfactant proteins (SP) are well known from human lung. These proteins assist the formation of a monolayer of surface-active phospholipids at the liquid-air interface of the alveolar lining, play a major role in lowering the surface tension of interfaces, and have functions in innate and adaptive i...

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Main Authors: Felix Rausch, Martin Schicht, Friedrich Paulsen, Ivan Ngueya, Lars Bräuer, Wolfgang Brandt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3475697?pdf=render