Journal ArticleDOI
Properties, function and origin of the alveolar lining layer.
Reads0
Chats0
TLDR
Equally stable foam is found in the bronchi of an animal the respiratory movements of which have been paralysed and into the trachea of which a mixture of oxygen and ammonia gas has been insufflated for one or two hours.Abstract:
IN acute lung œdema in the rabbit, fluid a ad foam are found in the trachea. This foam has an altogether peculiar property, in that it is unaffected by silicone anti-foams; these rapidly destroy the foams produced by shaking œdema fluid or blood serum with air. Equally stable foam is found in the bronchi of an animal the respiratory movements of which have been paralysed and into the trachea of which a mixture of oxygen and ammonia gas has been insufflated for one or two hours; similar foams are obtained from healthy lung by cutting and squeezing under water, or after introduction of saline into the trachea. The stability of such foams is due to an insoluble surface layer on the bubbles; this layer can be attacked by pancreatin or by trypsin.read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Content of Dipalmitoyl Phosphatidylcholine in Lung Surfactant: Ramifications for Surface Activity
TL;DR: The measured DPPC content near 40% for lung surfactant PC, and the similarly high activity of a related synthetic phospholipid/apoprotein model mixture, suggest that exogenous surfactants with relatively low DPPC contents might be important for future study and development.
OtherDOI
Functional Morphology of Lung Parenchyma
TL;DR: The sections in this article are: Elements of Lung Structure, Design of the Alveolar Septum, Geometry and Mechanics of the Acinus, Conclusions.
Journal ArticleDOI
Lung surfactants and different contributions to thin film stability.
TL;DR: This work investigates the mechanisms affecting the stability of surfactant-laden thin films during spreading, using drainage flows from a hemispherical dome and demonstrates that different mechanisms are involved.
Journal ArticleDOI
Lipid compositional analysis of pulmonary surfactant monolayers and monolayer-associated reservoirs.
Shou-Hwa Yu,Fred Possmayer +1 more
TL;DR: Results indicate adsorbed surfactant monolayers and their associated reservoirs possess similar lipid compositions and argue against selective adsorption of DPPC.
References
More filters