β-Hexosaminidase Level in Serum from Patients with Viral Hepatitis as a Measure of Reticuloendothelial Function
- 1 December 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 13 (4) , 241-245
- https://doi.org/10.3109/inf.1981.13.issue-4.01
Abstract
The lysosomal enzyme β-hexosaminidase was elevated in different forms of hepatitis. The enzyme level was correlated to the aminotransferases in the acute stage of hepatitis A and B. In hepatitis B there was also a corre1ation to ALP and bilirubin. In chronic hepatitis B a significant correlation was found only to ALAT. The elevated β-hexosaminidase levels are attributed to defective non-parenchymal liver cell function in hepatitis.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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