Cystic fibrosis and the pancreas: Recent scientific advances

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 138-142

  Nousia Arvanitakis, S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

CFTR; Cystic fibrosis; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE CHANNEL; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; PANCREAS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; PANCREAS;

EID: 0032783482     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199909000-00007     Document Type: Review

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