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

• Main Authors: Lang Dagmar S (Author), Abdullah Mahdi (Author), Schultz Holger (Author), Kähler Daniel (Author), Goldmann Torsten (Author), Stellmacher Florian (Author), Vollmer Ekkehard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<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...