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Abstract
An abundant pulmonary surfactant-associated protein that binds to a variety of lung pathogens and enhances their opsinization and killing by phagocytic cells. Surfactant protein D contains a N-terminal collagen-like domain and a C-terminal lectin domain that are characteristic of members of the collectin family of proteins.
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- Lung Protein D
- Pulmonary Surfactant Protein D
- SP-D
- Surfactant Protein D
- Surfactant-Associated Glycoprotein D
- Pulmonary Surfactant Associated Protein D
- Surfactant Associated Glycoprotein D
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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2003(1990)
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- Glycoproteins (1990-2002)
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- National Library of Medicine. Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein D. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D037663. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D037663
- Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein D. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7646060