Cystic fibrosis: lessons from the sweat gland.

@article{Quinton2007CysticFL,
  title={Cystic fibrosis: lessons from the sweat gland.},
  author={P. Quinton},
  journal={Physiology},
  year={2007},
  volume={22},
  pages={
          212-25
        }
}
  • P. Quinton
  • Published 2007
  • Medicine
  • Physiology
    • Lessons from the sweat gland on cystic fibrosis (CF) began long before modern medicine became a science. In European folklore, the curse that "a child that taste salty when kissed will soon die" (Alonso y de los Ruyzes de Fonteca J. Diez Previlegios para Mugeres Prenadas. Henares, Spain, 1606) has been taken by many as a direct reference to cystic fibrosis [Busch R. Acta Univ Carol Med (Praha) 36: 13-15, 1990]. The high salt concentration in sweat from patients with CF is now accepted as almost… CONTINUE READING
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