Synthesis and release of amphipathic gamma-glutamyl transferase by the pulmonary alveolar type 2 cell. Its redistribution throughout the gas exchange portion of the lung indicates a new role for surfactant.
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- 1 May 1994
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 269 (19) , 14219-14226
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9258(17)36777-7
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