Search for dissertations about: "pulmonary surfactant"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words pulmonary surfactant.
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1. Regulation of Breathing under Different Pulmonary Conditions
Abstract : The breathing pattern of preterm infants is immature and is associated with a variety of reflexes. In a patient on the ventilator these reflexes interfere with spontaneous breathing. A better understanding of the immature control of breathing could lead to further improvements in ventilatory techniques. READ MORE
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2. Breathing Pattern and Lung Mechanics during Assisted Ventilation Response of Slowly Adapting Pulmonary Stretch Receptors and Effects on Phrenic Nerve Activity in Cats with Normal and Surfactant Depleted Lungs
Abstract : Different modes of assisted ventilation were investigated in cats before and after lung lavage and after instillation of surfactant. The activity of single units of slowly adapting pulmonary stretch receptors (PSRs) in the vagal nerve and the integrated phrenic nerve activity were recorded. READ MORE
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3. Inactivation of pulmonary surfactant and its prevention
Abstract : Pulmonary surfactant is a lipoprotein complex coating the conducting airways down to the terminal airspaces. Its main function is to lower surface tension at the air liquid interface thus preventing alveolar collapse at end expiration. READ MORE
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4. A Surface Phase Model of the Alveolar Lining: Ultrastructural Analysis and in vivo Applications
Abstract : In this thesis the relation between lung surfactant structure and functional properties have been studied. Experimental results show that the alveolar surface is formed by a coherent surface phase with a structure equal to tubular myelin. The properties of this phase may explain certain unresolved issues in lung physiology, e.g. READ MORE
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5. Synthetic pulmonary surfactant : effects of surfactant proteins B and C and their analogues
Abstract : Pulmonary surfactant is a lipid/protein mixture lining the air-liquid interface in the alveoli. Its main function is to lower surface tension during respiration and thereby prevent alveolar collapse at end-expiration. Surfactant deficiency, especially common in prematurely born babies, is the main cause of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). READ MORE