X-ray microanalysis of airway surface liquid collected in cystic fibrosis mice.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Zahm, Jean-Marie; Baconnais, Sonia; Davidson, Donald J.; Webb, Sheila; Dorin, Julia; Bonnet, Noel; Balossier, Gerard; Puchelle, Edith
- Source
- American Journal of Physiology: Lung Cellular & Molecular Physiology. Aug2001, Vol. 25 Issue 2, pL309. 5p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 1 Graph.
- Subject
- *RESPIRATORY organs
*BODY fluids
*CYSTIC fibrosis
*TRACHEA
*SECRETION
- Language
- ISSN
- 1040-0605
Presents a study that compared the ionic composition of airway surface liquids (ASL) collected from mice with cystic fibrosis. Role of the ionic composition of the ASL in airway host defense; Advantage of X-ray micro-analysis technique; Composition of ASL collected in the trachea of wild-type mice.