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Erythrocyte glutathione reductase Michaelis-Menten constant was found to be significantly increased in Ehrlich tumour bearing mice, indicating a clear qualitative disturbance due to a neoplastic process. No changes were observed in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase.
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This work was performed in the Laboratório de Pesquisas Hematológicas (Prof. Dr. Michel Jamra) and in the Laboratório de Terapêutica Clinica, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
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Barretto, O.C.O., Zyngier, S.B. Qualitative erythrocyte enzymatic disorder in Ehrlich tumor-bearing mice. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 110, 247–248 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00399283
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