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Differential release of human intestinal alkaline phosphatase in duodenal fluid and serum.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Dec 1992
Deng J T, Hoylaerts M F, Van Hoof V O, De Broe M E
Abstract excerpt
Human intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP) can be released by the enterocyte into duodenal fluid as a mixture of three isoforms. A proportion of the enzyme is associated with triple-layered membrane vesicles (vesicular IAP). Although, occasionally, free hydrophilic IAP dimers are present, the remaining enzyme usually consists of a mixture of hydrophobic IAP dimers and more complex hydrophobic IAP structures of...
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