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Movement of electrolytes and fluid across airways

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The production of airway secretions is important for protecting the airways. By active ion transport, airways can shift fluid across the epithelium. A discussion is presented of methods used to study the control of transepithelial fluid and electrolyte transport and how various agents modify this regulation.

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Supported in part by USPHS Program Project Grant HL-24 136 and a grant from Vicks Divisions Research and Development

Supported by NIH Pulmonary Faculty Training Grant HL-07 159.

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Nathanson, I., Nadel, J.A. Movement of electrolytes and fluid across airways. Lung 162, 125–137 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02715640

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