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. 1980 Sep 1;21(3):347–353. doi: 10.1186/BF03546866

Organ Distribution of Some Clinically Important Enzymes in Mink

Några kliniskt viktiga enzymers fördelning på olika organ hos mink

T Juokslahti 1,✉, P Lindberg 1, J Työppönen 1
PMCID: PMC8317758  PMID: 7446320

Abstract

The activity and relative distribution of eight clinically important enzymes were measured in nine different organs in 10 healthy minks. Of the enzymes studied, OCT, ASAT and ALAT had higher absolute activities when compared to many other animals. This is believed to be adaptation to a high protein diet. OCT shows absolute liver specificity, and even ALAT is relatively liver specific in mink. SDH is found in relatively high concentrations in the liver as well as in the kidney. The organ distribution of the other enzymes investigated in mink – AP, CK, γ-GT and LD – is much the same as in many other animal species. Their clinical significance in serum is therefore the same.

Keywords: enzyme activities, mink organs

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