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This paper summarizes the results of a large randomized multicenter trial, involving the use of a new type of surfactant (Curosurf), isolated from minced porcine lungs by a combination of washing, chloroform-methanol extraction, and liquid-gel chromatography. It contains 99% polar lipids, mainly phospholipids, and 1% hydrophobic, low molecular weight (< 15 kDa) proteins [1].
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Robertson, B. (1988). The European Multicenter Trial of Surfactant Replacement in Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome. In: Lachmann, B. (eds) Surfactant Replacement Therapy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73305-5_13
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