Summary modulin, of the pancreatic sufficient patients (34.3 f 4.2 and 75.9 f 6.9 nmol/min/mg) was indistinguishable from that of The activity of Ca-ATPase (Ca2+,Mg2+-ATPase, ATP phos-controls (35.8 2.6 and 84.3 f 4.7 nmol/min/mg), while both phohydrolase, EC 3.6.1.3) was measured in erythrocyte mem-activities of patients with pancreatic insufficiency were signifibrane preparations from 37 cystic fibrosis patients, 27 with cantly decreased (28.9 + 1.3, < 0.02; 65.2 + 3.0, < 0.001) pancreatic insufficiency and 10 with pancreatic sufficiency, and to the control group. Similarly, the mean erythrocyte from 24 healthy controls. The mean maximal calcium-stimulated membrane (Na + K)ATPase activity was decreased only for specific activities, in the absence and presence of purified cal-those patients with a history of steatorrhea and who clinically Received August 18, 1983; accepted March 12, 1984. required pancreatic enzyme therapy and had low immunoreactive