title: Demonstration of lysozyme in primary ovarian tumors using the immunoperoxidase technique.
abstract: The presence of lysozyme in ovarian tumors has been detected for the first time using the immunoperoxidase technique. A study of the distribution of this enzyme in 50 primary ovarian neoplasms revealed its presence exclusively in mucinous and mixed (serous-mucinous) cystadenomas and cystadenocarcinomas. The secretion of lysozyme seems to be correlated to the production of strongly acidic mucins.
mesh_terms: D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000201:enzymology; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000201:enzymology; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000201:enzymology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D009113:Muramidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D009113:Muramidase