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MeSH Heading: Pulmonary Surfactants
Tree Number(s): D27.505.954.796.600
Unique ID: D011663
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011663
Scope Note: Substances and drugs that lower the SURFACE TENSION of the mucoid layer lining the PULMONARY ALVEOLI.
Entry Version: PULM SURFACTANTS
Entry Term(s): Pulmonary Surfactant; Surfactant, Pulmonary; Surfactants, Pulmonary
NLM Classification #: QV 120
Previous Indexing: Pulmonary Alveoli (1966-1970); Surface-Active Agents (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 87; was PULMONARY SURFACTANT 1973-86
Online Note: use PULMONARY SURFACTANTS to search PULMONARY SURFACTANT 1971-86 (as Prov 1971-72)
History Note: 87; was PULMONARY SURFACTANT 1971-86 (Prov 1971-72)
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2005/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0018140
Scope Note: Substances and drugs that lower the SURFACE TENSION of the mucoid layer lining the PULMONARY ALVEOLI.
Terms: Pulmonary Surfactants Preferred Term
Term UI T034482
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1971); Pulmonary Surfactant
Term UI T034479
Date11/07/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Surfactant, Pulmonary
Term UI T034480
Date11/07/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Surfactants, Pulmonary
Term UI T034481
Date05/21/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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