title: Clinical evaluation of serum N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase as a liver function test.
abstract: Serum N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase has been shown to be a sensitive indicator of liver function. The enzyme activity in serum from patients with different forms of hepatic disease was found to be elevated. A comparison is also made with routine liver parameters. The frequencies of pathological serum levels of the routine measurements made are in relatively good agreement with earlier reports.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Biochimica Clinica, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Severini
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Aliberti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Capurso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tarquini
mesh_terms: D000118:Acetylglucosaminidase / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000201:enzymology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000201:enzymology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology; D008111:Liver Function Tests / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D000118:Acetylglucosaminidase