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Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein B MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein B
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.543.701
D12.776.823.124
Unique ID
D037701
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D037701
Scope Note
A pulmonary surfactant associated-protein that plays an essential role in alveolar stability by lowering the surface tension at the air-liquid interface. Inherited deficiency of pulmonary surfactant-associated protein B is one cause of RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN.
Entry Version
PULMONARY SURFACTANT ASSOC PROTEIN B
Entry Term(s)
Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein SP-B
SP-B Protein
SP-B Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein
Surfactant Protein SP-B
Pharm Action
Pulmonary Surfactants
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Proteolipids (1989-2002)
Pulmonary Surfactants (1989-2002)
Public MeSH Note
2003; PULMONARY SURFACTANT ASSOCIATED PROTEIN SP-B (now PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN B) was indexed under PROTEOLIPIDS & PULMONARY SURFACTANTS 1989-2002
History Note
2003; use PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN B (NM) 1989-2002
Date Established
2003/01/01
Date of Entry
2002/07/03
Revision Date
2005/07/28
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