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. 1983 Nov;46(11):1031–1036. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.46.11.1031

Enolase isoenzymes in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with diseases of the nervous system.

J A Royds, G A Davies-Jones, N A Lewtas, W R Timperley, C B Taylor
PMCID: PMC491739  PMID: 6317805

Abstract

Alpha and gamma enolase isoenzymes have been studied in 212 patients with a variety of neurological diseases. The results show that these proteins are sensitive markers of tissue damage which enable a distinction to be made between the involvement of glial and neuronal components.

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