Abstract
Summary
Serum glutamic-oxalacetic acid transaminase activity of monkeys after staphylococcal enterotoxin feeding has been studied. There is an elevation to about 2 to 3 times the prefeeding titer within 6-8 hrs after feeding of the toxin. The observations are discussed on the basis that increased serum transaminase activity is due to release of the enzyme into the circulation by damaged cells.
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