N-Acetyl-L-cysteine and its derivatives activate a Cl- conductance in epithelial cells

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 431, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 549-555

  Kottgen M ^a   Busch, A E ^b   Hug, M J ^a   Greger, R ^a   Kunzelmann, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

CFTR; Cl conductance; Cystic fibrosis; N Acetyl L cysteine; Respiratory epithelial cells; S Carboxymethyl L cysteine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACETYLCYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; CARBOCISTEINE; FORSKOLIN; MUCOLYTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PH; CHLORIDE CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROLYTE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ION CURRENT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; XENOPUS;

EID: 0029930088     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02191902     Document Type: Article

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