An electrogenic amino acid transporter in the apical membrane of cultured human bronchial epithelial cells

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 5 19-5, 1998, Pages

  Galietta, Luis J V ^a   Musante, Luciana ^a   Romio, Leila ^a   Caruso, Ubaldo ^a   Fantasia, Annarita ^a   Gazzolo, Andrea ^a   Romano, Luca ^a   Sacco, Oliviero ^a   Rossi, Giovanni A ^a   Varesio, Luigi ^a   Zegarra Moran, Olga ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airway epithelium; Arginine transport; Cystic fibrosis; Nitric oxide; Pulmonary surfactant

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; LUNG SURFACTANT; LYSINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROLINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; CELL CULTURE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 4244175718     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1998.275.5.l917     Document Type: Article

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