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Nasal potential difference in congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Sept 1998
Pradal U, Castellani C, Delmarco A, Mastella G
Abstract excerpt
Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD) is supposed to be due to defective activity of the cystic fibrosis (CF) transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) in the genital tract. With the aim of studying CFTR activity in vivo we measured nasal potential difference (NPD) in a group of CBAVD subjects, who were then compared with normal control subjects and CF patients. Sodium transport, measured...
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