Correlations of Mechanical Stability, Morphology, Pulmonary Surfactant, and Phospholipid Content in the Developing Lamb Lung*

AUTOR(ES)

Brumley, George W.

RESUMO

Pressure-volume characteristics and surface tension measurements of the lamb of 120 to 130 days gestational age were typical of the mature lung in the upper lobes and the immature lung in the lower lobes. By term both upper and lower lobes had findings characteristic of the mature animal.

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