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Bicarbonate and functional CFTR channel are required for proper mucin secretion and link cystic fibrosis with its mucus phenotype

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Fast Renewal of the Distal Colonic Mucus Layers by the Surface Goblet Cells as Measured by In Vivo Labeling of Mucin Glycoproteins

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An ex vivo method for studying mucus formation, properties, and thickness in human colonic biopsies and mouse small and large intestinal explants

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Loss of intestinal core 1–derived O-glycans causes spontaneous colitis in mice

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Mouse models of cystic fibrosis: Phenotypic analysis and research applications

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The Extraordinarily Complex but Highly Structured Organization of Intestinal Mucus-Gel Unveiled in Multicolor Images

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Physiological relevance of cell-specific distribution patterns of CFTR, NKCC1, NBCe1, and NHE3 along the crypt-villus axis in the intestine

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Bestrophin-2 mediates bicarbonate transport by goblet cells in mouse colon

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A new role for bicarbonate secretion in cervico-uterine mucus release

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Normal mouse intestinal mucus release requires cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator–dependent bicarbonate secretion

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The inner of the two Muc2 mucin-dependent mucus layers in colon is devoid of bacteria

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