Abbreviations used in this paper
| Actb | β-Actin |
| AE2 | anion exchanger 2 |
| BSE | backscattered electron microscopy |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| CFTR | cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator |
| SEM | scanning electron microscope |
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