Lung disease in cystic fibrosis: Is airway surface liquid composition abnormal?

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 281, Issue 2 25-2, 2001, Pages

  Verkman, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ION TRANSPORT; LUNG DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0034880701     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.2001.281.2.l306     Document Type: Short Survey

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