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Infobox references. Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine ( DPPC) is a phospholipid (and a lecithin) consisting of two C 16 palmitic acid groups attached to a phosphatidylcholine head-group. It is the main constituent of pulmonary surfactants, which reduces the work of breathing and prevents alveolar collapse during breathing.
Pulmonary surfactant. Alveoli are the spherical outcroppings of the respiratory bronchioles. Pulmonary surfactant is a surface-active complex of phospholipids and proteins formed by type II alveolar cells. [1] The proteins and lipids that make up the surfactant have both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions.
Medicine. Days post coitum, term commonly used when referring to the age of an embryo. Direct primary care, a model of healthcare that bills patients directly rather than billing insurance companies. Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 4 or Deleted in Pancreatic Cancer-4 (DPC4), a cell signaling protein.
Trump Kingdom (トランプ王国, Toranpu Ōkoku, Saban: Splendorius) is a magical world where its people live happily under the guidance of their ruler, Princess Marie Ange. However, one day, an evil force known as the Jikochu (ジコチュー, Jikochū, Saban: Mercenares) attacks the kingdom. Makoto, a warrior who served Marie Ange, goes to ...
Phospholipids [1] are a class of lipids whose molecule has a hydrophilic "head" containing a phosphate group and two hydrophobic "tails" derived from fatty acids, joined by an alcohol residue (usually a glycerol molecule). Marine phospholipids typically have omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA integrated as part of the phospholipid molecule. [2]
Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Since the late 1850s, its main political rival has been the Republican Party; the two parties have since dominated American politics. The Democratic Party was founded in 1828.
Neera Tanden. Neera Tanden (born September 10, 1970) is an American political consultant and government official serving as director of the United States Domestic Policy Council since 2023. Tanden previously served as a senior advisor and staff secretary to President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2023 and as president of the Center for American ...
July 16, 1987. The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. It was established in 1895, and the main building on its campus is listed on the National ...