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Abbreviations

PIP2 :

phosphatidylinositol 4,5 bis phosphate

DAG:

diacylglycerol

InsP3 :

inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate

Plc:

phospholipase C

AC:

adenylate cyclase

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McPherson, M.A., Dormer, R.L. The molecular and biochemical basis of cystic fibrosis. Biosci Rep 7, 167–185 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01124787

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