Chitotriosidase Activity in Plasma and Mononuclear and Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Populations

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 271-275

  Bouzas, Lorena ^a   Guinarte, J Carlos ^a   Tutor, J Carlos ^a  

^a Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chitotriosidase; Chitotriosidase deficiency; Mononuclear leukocytes; Plasma; Polymorphonuclear leukocytes

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; CHITOTRIOSIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ENZYME RELEASE; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEXOSAMINIDASES; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0346328416     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.10108     Document Type: Article

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