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What are surfactants?
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Lung cell secretions: Surfactants are substances secreted by certain cells of the lung, named Type II cells, that aid in reducing surface tension at the surface of the alveoli, the tiny air sacs of the lung that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. As the lungs mature in the fetus during pregnancy, the Type II cells increase their secretion and turnover of surfactant to mature the lungs in premature infants with ^ GA
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