Serum cholinesterase activity in population samples from Iraq

Serum cholinesterase activity has been determined from normal subjects in a sample of the Iraqi population. The enzyme activity was distributed over a comparatively wide range. There was a highly significant difference between males and females with respect to the enzyme level, although the values w...

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Published inHuman heredity Vol. 34; no. 5; p. 328
Main Authors Al-Azzawi, M J, Sayfi, A S, Toma, Y, Radwan, S N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 01.01.1984
Subjects
Cholinesterases - blood
Female
Humans
Iraq
Male
Reference Values
Sex Factors
Iraq
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Summary:Serum cholinesterase activity has been determined from normal subjects in a sample of the Iraqi population. The enzyme activity was distributed over a comparatively wide range. There was a highly significant difference between males and females with respect to the enzyme level, although the values were relatively higher than those reported elsewhere. The enzyme activity showed no relationship with age and blood group in both sexes.
ISSN:0001-5652
DOI:10.1159/000153489