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The buffer capacity of airway epithelial secretions

The pH of airway epithelial secretions influences bacterial killing and mucus properties and is reduced by acidic pollutants, gastric reflux, and respiratory diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF). The effect of acute acid loads depends on buffer capacity, however the buffering of airway secretions h...

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Main Authors: Kim, Dusik, Liao, Jie, Hanrahan, John W.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4042063/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24917822
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2014.00188
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