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The Clinical Chemistry of Chimpanzees: II. Gamma Glutamyl Transferase Levels in Hepatitis Studies
Author(s) -
Valenza Frank P.,
Muchmore Elizabeth
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1985.tb00271.x
Subject(s) - alanine aminotransferase , hepatitis , gamma glutamyltransferase , enzyme , viral hepatitis , transferase , aspartate aminotransferases , hepatitis b , liver enzyme , biology , medicine , alanine transaminase , immunology , chemistry , biochemistry , endocrinology
Normal ranges for gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) in chimpanzees were determined and categorized according to age and sex. Enzyme patterns presented for 36 cases of non‐A, non‐B (NANB) hepatitis and compared to others with hepatitis A and/or B show that the response of this enzyme to these viral agents in chimpanzees is comparable to that seen in human patients. The value of GGT determinations, in addition to aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase for the differentiation of various types of viral hepatitis, is described.