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Alveolar Surface Respiratory Distress Syndrome Missing Material Time

Front Respiratory Distress Syndrome
missing material
time of development
composition
produced from
function
Back ->surfactant
->premature birth: less than 7 months of gestational age
->*mixture* of lipoprotein molecules
->from secretory cells of alveolar epithelium
->forms a layer over the surface of the alveolar fluid to reduce surface tension and prevent the tendency of the lungs to collapse.

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