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... of these diseases and highlight the areas in which further research is required. Causes of Chronic Suppurative Lung Diseases in Childhood Cystic Fibrosis Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the commonest single cause of suppurative airway disease in childhood, with an incidence varying from 1:1,500 to 1:6,500...

... Abstract Since the first successful lung transplantation was performedtwo decades ago, this procedure has emerged to amainstay of therapy for patients suffering from end-stage lungdiseases. Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLD) representa broad range of entities, which show substantial...

... Abstract abstractWe examined the hypothesis that surfactant secretion is controlled at the apical membrane of granular pneumocytes by an influx of calcium from the alveolar lining liquid. Lung distension and stimulation of secretion was produced by saline lavage in freshly killed newborn rabbit...

... Abstract SummaryThe lung is only partially formed at the time of birth and considerable structural changes take place during childhood, the most important of which appears to be a 6–8 fold increase in the number of alveoli.The process by which new alveoli are developed, i.e. compoundment...