ISSN:
1432-0584
Keywords:
Acute leukaemia
;
Acid phosphatase
;
Beta-glucuronidase
;
Lymphocytic leukaemia
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Differential diagnostic importance of acid phosphatase and beta-glucuronidase reactions was studied in bone marrow smears of 52 patients with acute leukaemias. Both reactions showed either diffuse or simultaneously diffuse and granular positivity in the medullary blast cells of 34 patients suffering from ANLL. A strong diffuse positivity of acid phosphatase suggested the possibility of AMOL. Beta-glucuronidase and acid phosphatase reactions were exclusively granular in every positive case of ALL. Increased acid phosphatase activity was found in T-ALL while beta-glucuronidase showed increased activity also in (non-T, non-B)-ALL on several occasions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00320660
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