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Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein B

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Function: Pulmonary surfactant-associated proteins promote alveolar stability by lowering the surface tension at the air-liquid interface in the peripheral air spaces. SP-B increases the collapse pressure of palmitic acid to nearly 70 millinewtons per meter.

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Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein B

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  • Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein B
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https://identifiers.org/uniprotPSPB_MOUSE

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https://identifiers.org/uniprot

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Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein B

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