Physiology of the Fetal and Neonatal Lung : Proceedings of the International ...

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Physiology of the Fetal and Neonatal LungProceedings of the International Symposium on Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Fetal and Neonatal Lung, held in Brussels, June 68, 1985\nAuthor(s): D.V. Walters, L.B. Strang, F. Geubelle\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer, Netherlands\nImprint: Springer\nISBN-13: 9789401083447, 978-9401083447\nSynopsis\nL. B. STRANG The past 25 years have seen a remarkable growth in our knowledge of lung development in its structural, physiological and biochemical dimensions. Much of the impetus for research leading to new knowledge has derived from the perception that many respiratory disorders in the newborn infant are due to defective development or maladaption of some component or components of the respiratory system. Thus, to cite one example, surfac tant deficiency is clearly seen to be the cause of atelectasis in hyaline mem brane disease; and to cite another, it is widely accepted that the mechanisms controlling patency of the ductus arterios.