Low yield of pulmonary surfactant in cigarette smokers

N Engl J Med. 1972 Feb 3;286(5):223-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJM197202032860501.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Body Fluids / analysis
  • Bronchi
  • Chromatography, Thin Layer
  • Esters
  • Fatty Acids / analysis
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Humans
  • Lipids / analysis
  • Macrophages / analysis
  • Phosphatidylcholines / analysis
  • Pulmonary Alveoli / metabolism*
  • Pulmonary Surfactants / analysis
  • Pulmonary Surfactants / metabolism
  • Smoking* / physiopathology
  • Surface Tension
  • Surface-Active Agents / metabolism*

Substances

  • Esters
  • Fatty Acids
  • Lipids
  • Phosphatidylcholines
  • Pulmonary Surfactants
  • Surface-Active Agents