Surfactant in the Gas Mantle of the Snail Helix aspersa

Surfactant occurs in cyclically inflating and deflating, gas-holding structures of vertebrates to reduce the surface tension of the inner fluid lining, thereby preventing collapse and decreasing the work of inflation. Here we determined the presence of surfactant in material lavaged from the airspac...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physiological and biochemical zoology 1999-11, Vol.72 (6), p.691-698
Hauptverfasser:	Daniels, Christopher B., Wood, Philip G., Lopatko, Olga V., Codd, Jonathan R., Johnston, Sonya D., Orgeig, Sandra
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Physiological Animals Helix (Snails) - physiology Lipids - physiology Surface Tension Surface-Active Agents - pharmacology
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