The activity of cathepsin D in saliva of cystic fibrosis patients.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is genetically determined illness, which is caused by the mutation in the CFTR gene. CFTR protein is also expressed in epithelial cells of parotid glands, therefore parotid glands are also affected in CF patients. Cathepsin D is one of the proteolitic cascade enzymes. Physiologi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Via Medica
2007-10-01
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| Series: | Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica |
| Online Access: | http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4520 |