INABILITY TO FORM A LUNG-LINING FILM AS A CAUSE OF THE RESPIRATORY-DISTRESS SYNDROME IN THE NEWBORN

Properties, Function and Origin of the Alveolar Lining Layer

R. E. Pattle · Nature · 1955 · 678 citations

Pulmonary Surfactant, Pulmonary Circulation, Interior Layer +10

Pulmonary surface tension and alveolar stability

John A. Clements, Robert F. Hustead, Rudolph P. Johnson et al. · Journal of Applied Physiology · 1961 · 424 citations

Pulmonary Surfactant, Pulmonary Surface Tension, Engineering +17

Properties, function, and origin of the alveolar lining layer

R. E. Pattle · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1958 · 302 citations

Lipoprotein Composition of the Film lining the Lung

R. E. Pattle, Leena Thomas · Nature · 1961 · 171 citations · Full text

Pulmonary Surfactant, Lung Deposition, Biochemistry +5

Surface Tension as a Factor in the Resistance of Neonatal Lungs to Aeration

Peter Gruenwald · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 1947 · 123 citations

Pulmonary Circulation, Lung Deposition, Physiology +9