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Electrolyte Transport in the Lungs
Journal article   Peer reviewed

Electrolyte Transport in the Lungs

Herbert A. Berger and Michael J. Welsh
Hospital Practice, Vol.26(3), pp.53-59
03/15/1991
DOI: 10.1080/21548331.1991.11707712
PMID: 1706347

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Abstract

The crucial physiologic role of such transport is illustrated by cystic fibrosis. In that lethal genetic disease, transepithelial sodium absorption and chloride secretion are respectively increased and decreased, and pulmonary mucus is dehydrated. Mechanisms that regulate normal sodium and chloride movement are discussed, as are the derangements in cystic fibrosis.

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