KILLING OF FIBROBLASTS BY DEXAMETHASONE OR DIBUTYRYL ADENOSINE 3', 5'-MONOPHOSPHATE IS NOT A VALID TEST FOR CYSTIC-FIBROSIS

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作者
KURZ, JB
PERKINS, JP
BUCHWALD, M
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[1] UNIV TORONTO,DEPT MED GENET,TORONTO M5S 1A1,ONTARIO,CANADA
[2] HOSP SICK CHILDREN,RES INST,TORONTO M5G 1X8,ONTARIO,CANADA
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10.1126/science.229552
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Assays based on the counting of total cells and of colony-forming cells were used to demonstrate that neither dexamethasone nor dibutyryl adenosine 3′,5′-monophosphate (cyclic AMP) kills human fibroblasts under a variety of conditions. These results contradict those of previous studies showing that dexamethasone and dibutyryl cyclic AMP kill a higher percentage of fibroblasts from normal humans than from individuals with cystic fibrosis. Copyright © 1979 AAAS.
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