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. 2003 Nov;88(11):981–984. doi: 10.1136/adc.88.11.981

The potential of recombinant surfactant protein D therapy to reduce inflammation in neonatal chronic lung disease, cystic fibrosis, and emphysema

H Clark 1, K Reid 1
PMCID: PMC1719357  PMID: 14612363

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The human collectins. Monomeric forms of SP-A and SP-D trimerise and associate into higher order oligomers.

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