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The Relationship of Mucus Concentration (Hydration) to Mucus Osmotic Pressure and Transport in Chron...

The Relationship of Mucus Concentration (Hydration) to Mucus Osmotic Pressure and Transport in Chron...

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The Relationship of Mucus Concentration (Hydration) to Mucus Osmotic Pressure and Transport in Chronic Bronchitis

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Full title

The Relationship of Mucus Concentration (Hydration) to Mucus Osmotic Pressure and Transport in Chronic Bronchitis

Publisher

United States: American Thoracic Society

Journal title

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2015-07, Vol.192 (2), p.182-190

Language

English

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Publisher

United States: American Thoracic Society

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Contents

Chronic bronchitis (CB) is characterized by persistent cough and sputum production. Studies were performed to test whether mucus hyperconcentration and increased partial osmotic pressure, in part caused by abnormal purine nucleotide regulation of ion transport, contribute to the pathogenesis of CB.
We tested the hypothesis that CB is characteriz...

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Full title

The Relationship of Mucus Concentration (Hydration) to Mucus Osmotic Pressure and Transport in Chronic Bronchitis

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4532825

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4532825

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ISSN

1073-449X

E-ISSN

1535-4970

DOI

10.1164/rccm.201412-2230OC

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