Pulmonary Surfactant

List of contributors. Preface. 1. History of surfactant research (M. Obladen). 2. Lipid components of the surfactant system (T. Akino). 3. The hydrophilic surfactant protein SP-A: molecular biology, structure and function (S. Hawgood). 4. Hydrophobic surfactant proteins SP-B and SP-C: molecular biology, structure and function (J.A. Whitsett, J.E. Baatz). 5. Surfactant protein SP-D (Y. Kuroki). 6. Morphologic aspects of the surfactant system (M.C. Williams). 7. Physical chemistry of pulmonary surfactant in the terminal air spaces (K.M.W. Keough). 8. Surfactant and lung mechanics (J. Goerke). 9. The role of pulmonary surfactant in transepithelial movement of liquid (D.V. Walters). 10. Surfactant and the pulmonary defense system (J.F. Van Iwaarden). 11. Metabolism of the pulmonary surfactant: model systems (W.J. Longmore, M.A. Moxley). 12. Biosynthesis of surfactant lipids (J.J. Batenburg). 13. Biosynthesis and intracellular processing of surfactant proteins (T.E. Weaver). 14. Surfactant secretion (R.J. Mason). 15. Catabolism and recycling of surfactant (A.H. Jobe, E.D. Rider). 16. Metabolism of surfactant lipids and proteins in the developing lung (A.M. Cockshutt, F. Possmayer). 17. Hormonal control of surfactant metabolism (M. Post, B.T. Smith). 18. Antenatal diagnosis of lung maturity (M. Hallman). 19. Animal models of neonatal surfactant dysfunction (B. Robertson). 20. Pathophysiology of neonatal surfactant insufficiency: clinical aspects (F.J. Walther, H.W. Taeusch). 21. Ventilation of the surfactant-deficient lung (R.A. deLemos, D.R. Gerstmann, J.J. Coalson). 22. Prevention of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome by pharmacological methods (R.A. Ballard, P.L. Ballard). 23. Pharmacology of exogenous surfactant (T. Fujiwara, B. Robertson). 24. Clinical experience with modified natural surfactant (B.T. Smith). 25. Clinical experience with artificial surfactants (C.J. Morley). 26. Adult respiratory distress syndrome: animal models (B. Lachmann, G.-J. Van Daal). 27. Surfactant inactivation in adult respiratory distress syndrome (B.A. Holm). 28. The adult respiratory distress syndrome: clinical aspects relevant to surfactant supplementation (R.G. Spragg et al.). 29. Toxicological aspects of the surfactant system (H.P. Haagsman). Subject index.