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Lactate dehydrogenase and transaminase activities in the cerebrospinal fluid of protein-energy malnourished children

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The present study is aiming to assess whether there are variations in the activities of the enzymes glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase (GOT) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of children suffering from protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). In this respect, serum and CSF activities of GOT and LDH were assayed in thirteen cases suffering from kwashiorkor and ten normal cases serving as controls. Increased activities of both enzymes in sera and CSF of PEM children compared with normals were observed. The significance of these variations was discussed.

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  1. O. M. Metwalli, S. Ismail & Z. El-Hawary

    Present address: Food Science and Nutrition Research Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

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    Metwalli, O.M., Ismail, S. & El-Hawary, Z. Lactate dehydrogenase and transaminase activities in the cerebrospinal fluid of protein-energy malnourished children. Z Ernährungswiss 16, 163–166 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02024788

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