| Literature DB >> 4110790 |
J R Mann, J S Simpson, R M Munkley, J Stuart.
Abstract
A cytochemical study of the lysosomal enzyme beta-glucuronidase in 60 cases of acute leukaemia has shown a qualitative difference in the cytoplasmic distribution of the enzyme between blast cells of the lymphoid and myeloid cell series. This difference provides a useful additional method for cytochemical classification of cell type and is superior in this respect to the other lysosomal enzymes studied (aryl sulphatase and acid phosphatase). The beta-glucuronidase reaction is recommended in those cases of acute leukaemia in which the periodic acid-Schiff reaction is negative or equivocal.Entities:
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Year: 1971 PMID: 4110790 PMCID: PMC477194 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.24.9.831
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Pathol ISSN: 0021-9746 Impact factor: 3.411