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A modified technique for measurement of nasal transepithelial potential difference in infants.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Sept 2001
Southern K W, Noone P G, Bosworth D G, Legrys V A, Knowles M R, Barker P M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To establish a method for measuring nasal transepithelial potential difference (PD) in infants. STUDY DESIGN: A modified infant method (smaller catheter size, reduced flow rates, and shorter protocol time) was compared with an established adult nasal PD method in 10 adult volunteers (4 with cystic fibrosis [CF]). Nasal PD was measured in 13 infants with a possible diagnosis of CF. RESULTS: Recordings...
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