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Science 18 June 1965:
Vol. 148. no. 3677, pp. 1607 - 1609
DOI: 10.1126/science.148.3677.1607
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Lung Surfactants, Counterions, and Hysteresis

Emile M. Scarpelli 1, Kenneth H. Gabbay 1, and Joseph A. Kochen 1

1 Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York 10061

The wide hysteresis and low surface tension of lung extracts, as studied on a modified Langmuir-Wilhelmy surface balance, are dependent on the presence of subphase electrolytes. A possible mechanism for the hysteresis and its importance to the exchange of surfactants between the alveolar cell and the alveolar surface film are discussed.


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