In a preterm baby with respiratory distress syndrome which type of cell is deficient
After bih Lung expands due inspiring air surfactant keeps the bug from collapsing defficieney of surfactant= Respiratory Distress Syndrome ref : guyton and hall 13th ed.
Type 1 alveolar cell
Type 2 alveolar cell
Alveolar capillary endothelial cells
Bronchial mucosal epithelial cells
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