On the significance of Surfactant Protein-A within the human lungs

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Surfactant Protein-A (SP-A) is the most prominent among four proteins in the pulmonary surfactant-system. SP-A is expressed by alveolar epithelial cells type II as well as by a portion of non small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC).</p> <p>The expression o...

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Main Authors: Lang Dagmar S, Abdullah Mahdi, Schultz Holger, Kähler Daniel, Goldmann Torsten, Stellmacher Florian, Vollmer Ekkehard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-03-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
Online Access:http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/4/1/8