A TEST FOR CONCENTRATION OF ELECTROLYTES IN SWEAT IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS OF THE PANCREAS UTILIZING PILOCARPINE BY IONTOPHORESIS

作者：Lewis E. Gibson, Robert E. Cooke · 发表于：PEDIATRICS · 年份：1959 · DOI：10.1542/peds.23.3.545 · 被引用次数：1436 · 研究领域：Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances、Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery、Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment

A method of performing the test for chloride or sodium in the sweat of patients with cystic fibrosis of the pancreas is presented. It utilizes pilocarpine by iontophoresis and has the advantage of being both rapid and painless. Data are presented to show that the method is reliable.