Journal of Dental Research, Vol 60, 797-804, Copyright © 1981 by International & American Associations for Dental Research Online Journals
Isolated parotid acinar cells from patients with cystic fibrosis. Functional characterization
J. A. Mangos
Studies of the homeostasis and secretory function of isolated parotid
acinar cells from patients with cystic fibrosis were conducted. It was
demonstrated that the transmembrane fluxes of Na and the muscarinic
cholinergic receptor stimulus-secretion coupling were depressed, while the
stimulus-secretion coupling of the beta-adrenergic receptor was
hyper-reactive.