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Acid-stimulated duodenal bicarbonate secretion involves a CFTR-mediated transport pathway in mice.
Gastroenterology - 1 Aug 1997
Hogan D L, Crombie D L, Isenberg J I, Svendsen P, Schaffalitzky de Muckadell O B, Ainsworth M A
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Duodenal bicarbonate secretion is an important factor in epithelial protection. The role of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) in acid-induced bicarbonate secretion is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine whether CFTR mediates acid-stimulated duodenal epithelial bicarbonate secretion. METHODS: Basal and stimulated bicarbonate secretion was examined in the...
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