Does fat-free mass mediate the association between birth weight and aerobic fitness in youth?
Birth weight may have long-term influences on fat-free mass and differences in fat-free mass mediate the observed association between birth weight and aerobic fitness.
Our results demonstrate that VCC, by forming anion channels on the apical membrane of enterocytes, triggers an outward transcellular flux of chloride. Such an ion movement, associated with the outward movement of Na(+) and water, might be responsible for the diarrhoea caused by the non-toxigenic strains of Vibrio cholerae.