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Table 1 Percent distribution of phospholipids and phosphatidylcholine in the large and small aggregates of alveolar surfactant

From: Transient in utero disruption of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator causes phenotypic changes in Alveolar Type II cells in adult rats

 

Control

ASCFTR

P value

Phospholipid

   

   Large Aggregates

25.7 ± 4.0%

48.6 ± 6.7%

<0.05

   Small Aggregates

74.3 ± 4.0%

51.4 ± 6.7%

<0.05

Phosphatidylcholine

   

   Large Aggregates

16.2 ± 2.5%

33.2 ± 4.7%

>0.05

   Small Aggregates

83.8 ± 2.5%

66.8 ± 4.7%

>0.05

  1. Relative distribution of total phospholipids and phosphatidylcholine between the large and small aggregates of alveolar surfactant is expressed as percent distribution. Results are mean ± SE of 7 animals in the control and ASCFTR groups. Results are significantly different at P < 0.05.
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