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Table 2 Molecular phosphatidylcholine composition of the human surfactant system [11]

From: Clinical review: Exogenous surfactant therapy for acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome - where do we go from here?

PC species

Composition (% of total PC)

PC16:0/14:0

7.2

PC16:0/16:1

4.8

PC16:0/16:0

60.6

PC16:0/18:2

5.4

PC16:0/18:1

9.7

PC16:0/20:4

1.9

PC18:0/18:2

1.5

PC18:1/18:1

3.2

PC18:0/18:1

2.1

  1. PC, phosphatidylcholine.
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