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Mesh term Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator

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Chloride Channels
Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins

Description

A chloride channel that regulates secretion in many exocrine tissues. Abnormalities in the CFTR gene have been shown to cause cystic fibrosis. (Hum Genet 1994;93(4):364-8)



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