Cystic fibrosis: impaired bicarbonate secretion and mucoviscidosis
Cystic fibrosis: impaired bicarbonate secretion and mucoviscidosis
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London: Elsevier Ltd
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Summary For more than 20 years, the abnormally thick mucus (mucoviscidosis) in cystic fibrosis has been widely shown to be linked to a genetic defect in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator Cl− channel. The defect is widely thought to cause mucus to become dehydrated as a result of basic defects in Cl− dependent fluid transport....
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Cystic fibrosis: impaired bicarbonate secretion and mucoviscidosis
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69384596
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69384596
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0140-6736
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1474-547X
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10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61162-9
