Phospholipid Fractions in Multiple Sclerosis and Normal Serum.

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
The distribution of lecithin, cephalln, and sphlngomyelln in normal and multiple sclerosis cases was determined in serum. The results in-dicate that the distribution of these 3 components averaged 65.0%, 9.4% and 19.7% of the total serum phospholipids in normal subjects, and was not altered in the disease state under study. However, the total phospholipid-P tended to be lower in the pathological group, averaging 8.86 mg% as compared to 9.92 mg% in normal subjects. Because of this diminution in phospholipids, the concentration of lecithin and sphingomyelin was lower in the multiple sclerosis cases.