Studies on human erythrocyte glutathione-S-transferase from HbAA, HbAS and HbSS subjects.

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Studies on human erythrocyte glutathione-S-transferase from HbAA, HbAS and HbSS subjects.

Biomedica biochimica acta - 1 Jan 1991

Anosike E O, Uwakwe A A, Monanu M O, Ekeke G I

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The activities of human erythrocyte glutathione-S-transferase (EC 2.5.1.18) obtained from 53 subjects of both sexes aged between 5 and 25 years of HbAA (20), HbAS (13) and HbSS (20) were determined. The results, expressed in IU/g Hb, obtained for the various genotypes were: HbSS = 14.6 +/- 3.4; H...

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Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Erythrocytes
Female
Genotype
Glutathione Transferase
Hemoglobin A
Hemoglobin, Sickle
Hemoglobinuria
Humans
Kinetics
Male

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