title: Effect of saliva from cystic fibrosis patients and from normal subjects on red blood cell sodium transport.
abstract: Saliva, whether taken from patients with cystic fibrosis or from normal subjects, caused an increase in red blood cell Na+ efflux (in the presence or absence of ouabain) of 19-29% as compared with non-saliva controls. However, there was no significant difference between the effects of cystic fibrosis saliva and normal saliva.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001692:Biological Transport; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010042:Ouabain / Q000494:pharmacology; D012463:Saliva / Q000502:physiology*; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010042:Ouabain; D012964:Sodium