Surfactant protein A and D in the reproductive tract of stallion

Kankavi O., Ata A., Ciftcioglu M. A.

THERIOGENOLOGY, vol.66, no.5, pp.1057-1064, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 66 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.02.047
  • Journal Name: THERIOGENOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1057-1064
  • Keywords: surfactant protein a (SP-A), surfactant protein D (SP-D), western blotting, stallion, immunohistochemistry, PULMONARY INNATE IMMUNITY, HOST-DEFENSE, BIOCHEMICAL-CHARACTERIZATION, EUSTACHIAN-TUBE, LARGE-INTESTINE, HUMAN TISSUES, EXPRESSION, LUNG, RAT, LOCALIZATION
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The presence of surface-active material in the lung alveolus has been known for several decades as being essential for normal lung function. The host defense and controlling inflammatory processes of the lung are the major functions of SP-A and SP-D.