Abstract
This is an electrophoretic study of ALDH isozymes in post-mortem tissue extracts.
Three differente electrophoretic variants of the isosyme ALDH3 were found in the 100 individuals examined. One liver sample showed lack of ALDH1. activity, but it remains unknown whether this is due to genetic mechanisms. The other two isozymes -ALDH2 and ALDH4- did not show any variations.
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