Surfactant metabolism dysfunction
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surfactant-metabolism-dysfunction-321-7859774
title:
Surfactant metabolism dysfunction
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Surfactant metabolism dysfunction is a condition where pulmonary surfactant is insufficient for adequate respiration. Surface tension at the liquid-air interphase in the alveoli makes the air sacs prone to collapsing post expiration. This is due to the fact that water molecules in the liquid-air surface of alveoli are more attracted to one another than they are to molecules in the air. For sphere-like structures like alveoli, water molecules line the inner walls of the air sacs and stick tightly
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Medical condition
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfactant_metabolism_dysfunction
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date modified:
2023-11-08T10:40:44Z
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