Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein B

Synonyms

Pulmonary Surfactant Associated Protein B

Pulmonary Surfactant Associated Protein SP B

Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein SP-B

SP B Protein

SP B Pulmonary Surfactant Associated Protein

SP-B Protein

SP-B Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein

Surfactant Protein SP B

Surfactant Protein SP-B

A pulmonary surfactant associated-protein that plays an essential role in alveolar stability by lowering the surface tension at the air-liquid interface. Inherited deficiency of pulmonary surfactant-associated protein B is one cause of RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN.