1. Lung Surfactant Function and Composition in Neonatal Foals and Adult Horses
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R. Duncan Hite, Bryan M. Waldridge, Jennifer Taintor, Bonnie L. Grier, John Schumacher, Undine Christmann, and L. Livesey
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Phosphatidylglycerol ,Lung ,General Veterinary ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,animal diseases ,Phospholipid ,Respiratory physiology ,Biology ,Andrology ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Bronchoalveolar lavage ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,chemistry ,Pulmonary surfactant ,parasitic diseases ,Immunology ,medicine ,Bicinchoninic acid assay ,Composition (visual arts) - Abstract
Background:Lung surfactant function and composition are varied and adapted to the specific respiratory physiology of all mammalian species. Hypothesis:Lung surfactant function and composition are different in neonatal foals as compared to adult horses. Animals:Six adult horses, 7 term foals (
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- 2006
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