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A Host Defense Mechanism Involving CFTR-Mediated Bicarbonate Secretion in Bacterial Prostatitis

BACKGROUND: Prostatitis is associated with a characteristic increase in prostatic fluid pH; however, the underlying mechanism and its physiological significance have not been elucidated. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In this study a primary culture of rat prostatic epithelial cells and a rat prost...

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Autores principales: Xie, Chen, Tang, Xiaoxiao, Xu, Wenming, Diao, Ruiying, Cai, Zhiming, Chan, Hsiao Chang
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2998414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21151921
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0015255