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Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein B

Medical Definition: A pulmonary surfactant associated-protein that plays an essential role in alveolar stability by lowering the surface tension at the air-liquid interface. Inherited deficiency of pulmonary surfactant-associated protein B is one cause of RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME.
Previously Indexed: Proteolipids (1989-2002),Pulmonary Surfactants (1989-2002)

Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein B Medical Definitions and Terms

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