Article
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...
Topics
- Adrenergic beta-Agonists
- Adult
- Amiloride
- Chlorides
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
- DNA
- Diuretics
- Epithelium
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Ion Transport
- Isoproterenol
- Male
- Membrane Potentials
- Mutation