INVESTIGATIONS ON THE SALIVARY PHOSPHATES AND PHOSPHATASES

¹ laboratory of St. Elisabeth's Hospital, Holbaek, Denmark.

1) In analyses of all phosphorus fractions, except in total phosphorus, rather significant shifts in the phosphorus concentration resulting from the activity of the phosphatases, and resulting indirectly from the influence of the concomitant substances on these phosphatases, should be considered.

2) When the saliva is left for some time, these shifts become particularly pronounced, as the enzymes are more resistant to storage than the phosphorus fractions. Hence the phosphorus analysis should be carried out immediately after the collection of saliva.

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