title: Intestinal enzymes: indicators of proliferation and differentiation in the jejunum.
abstract: Some intestinal enZymes were assayed which were related to: (i) Cellular proliferation, for example, aspartate carbamoyltransferase, thymidine kinase, uridine kinase, and dihydroorotase; (ii) cellular differentiation, for example, lactase, invertase, maltase, alkaline phosphatase, and dipeptidase; and (iii) lysosomes, for example, beta-glucuronidase, acid beta-galactosidase, and acid phosphatase. These enzymatic determinations can be used to distinguish the crypt from the villus during healthy or diseased states.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D005696:Galactosidases / Q000032:analysis; D005966:Glucuronidase / Q000032:analysis; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000032:analysis; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000201:enzymology*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000201:enzymology*; D008247:Lysosomes / Q000201:enzymology; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / Q000032:analysis; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D013937:Thymidine Kinase / Q000032:analysis; D014166:Transferases / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014166:Transferases; D010770:Phosphotransferases; D013937:Thymidine Kinase; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases; D005696:Galactosidases; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; D005966:Glucuronidase