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Paracellular permeability of bronchial epithelium is controlled by CFTR.
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology - 1 Jan 2011
Weiser Nelly, Molenda Natalia, Urbanova Katarina, Bähler Martin, Pieper Uwe, Oberleithner Hans, Schillers Hermann
Abstract excerpt
In normal airway epithelium, the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) transports Cl(-) ions to the apical surface of the epithelium paralleled by the flow of water through transcellular and paracellular pathways. The hypothesis was tested whether CFTR not only regulates the...
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