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Seven samples from liver and/or spleen of patients with Gaucher's disease have been investigated by histoenzymological techniques. Unexpected results such as β-glucosidase positivity, increase of other hydrolases, and increase of dehydrogenase activities are discussed.
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Lageron, A. Histoenzymological activities of gaucher cells. J Inherit Metab Dis 4, 75–76 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02263598
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