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Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein B
Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein SP-B | SP-B Protein | SP-B Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein | Surfactant Protein SP-B | Pulmonary Surfactant Associated Protein B | Pulmonary Surfactant Associated Protein SP B | SP B Protein
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. |
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