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Segregated ordered lipid phases and protein-promoted membrane cohesivity are required for pulmonary surfactant films to stabilize and protect the respiratory surface

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Differential Effects of the Hydrophobic Surfactant Proteins on the Formation of Inverse Bicontinuous Cubic Phases

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A combined action of pulmonary surfactant proteins SP-B and SP-C modulates permeability and dynamics of phospholipid membranes

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Structure and Mechanism of the Saposin-like Domain of a Plant Aspartic Protease

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Pulmonary surfactant layers accelerate O2 diffusion through the air-water interface

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Hydrophobic Surfactant Proteins Induce a Phosphatidylethanolamine to Form Cubic Phases

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Lipid Polymorphism Induced by Surfactant Peptide SP-B1-25

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Combined and Independent Action of Proteins SP-B and SP-C in the Surface Behavior and Mechanical Stability of Pulmonary Surfactant Films

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Surfactant Protein SP-B Strongly Modifies Surface Collapse of Phospholipid Vesicles: Insights from a Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation

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SPIDER image processing for single-particle reconstruction of biological macromolecules from electron micrographs

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Synthetic Pulmonary Surfactant Preparations: New Developments and Future Trends

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The biophysical function of pulmonary surfactant

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Crystal Structures of Human Saposins C and D: Implications for Lipid Recognition and Membrane Interactions

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