Search Ontology:

GO: Biological Process

surfactant homeostasis

Term ID

GO:0043129

Synonyms

regulation of liquid surface tension
regulation of surface tension of a liquid
surfactant activity

Definition

Any process involved in the maintenance of a steady-state level of a surface-active agent that maintains the surface tension of a liquid. (2)

References

Ontology

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Relationships

has parts: surfactant secretion

surfactant secretion Show first 5 Terms
is a type of: multicellular organismal-level chemical homeostasis

multicellular organismal-level chemical homeostasis Show first 5 Terms
inverse capable_of: Clara cell surfactant secreting cell type II pneumocyte

Clara cell surfactant secreting cell type II pneumocyte Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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