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Studies on Carbonic Anhydrase Activity in Children
Author(s) -
BERFENSTAM RAGNAR
Publication year - 1952
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1952.tb17036.x
Subject(s) - carbonic anhydrase , medicine , enzyme , physiology , electrolyte , endocrinology , biochemistry , chemistry , electrode
Summary1 An account of the results of intravenous and intramuscular injections of whole blood, plasma and serum into premature infants is given. In all cases there is an increase of carbonic anhydrase activity in the infant's blood. 2 The cause for the increase in enzyme activity is discussed. This is found to be probably due to an activating factor in plasma; this factor is thermostable, dialysable and seemingly of non‐electrolyte character. 3 The possible inconveniences that premature infants could suffer on account of their low carbonic anhydrase activity and the help possibly afforded to these infants by transfusions are discussed.