Blood and Tissue Distribution of Gamma Glutamyl Transferase in Calves
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- 1 May 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Dairy Science Association in Journal of Dairy Science
- Vol. 61 (5) , 596-599
- https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(78)94415-6
Abstract
In five male and five female calves, we studied the tissue distribution of gamma-glutamyl transferase. The enzyme was mainly in kidney, pancreas, and liver; there was no sex-related difference. The relative hepatic and pancreatic specificity of the enzyme indicated that the measure of its activity in serum could be a test of hepatic or pancreatic damage in the calf. Serum activity measured within 159 samples of apparently healthy calves was 15.3 +/- 3.7 U/liter, not differing significantly from that of adult cow.Keywords
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