POLYAMINE METABOLISM IN CYSTIC-FIBROSIS

  • 1 January 1976
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 34  (1) , 187-197
Abstract
Increased blood levels of spermidine and an increased spermidine/spermine ratio is documented in 31 patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Some 29% of CF patients overlap with the control group. An abnormality of urinary free polyamines or their metabolic derivatives related to electrolyte transport, serum ciliostatic factors, and the autonomic nervous system are elaborated upon.