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Comparative Study
. 1980 Apr;33(4):336-43.
doi: 10.1136/jcp.33.4.336.

Histochemical diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease and a comparison of the histochemical and biochemical activity of acetylcholinesterase in rectal mucosal biopsies

W J Patrick, G T Besley, I I Smith
Comparative Study

Histochemical diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease and a comparison of the histochemical and biochemical activity of acetylcholinesterase in rectal mucosal biopsies

W J Patrick et al. J Clin Pathol. 1980 Apr.

Abstract

Three hundred and seventy-two rectal mucosal biopsies, taken from 150 children and young adults with chronic constipation, were subjected to histochemical and biochemical analysis of acetylcholinesterase to excude Hirschsprung's disease. The relative merits of the procedures were compared. The histochemical method was considered to be the most practical for laboratories handling small numbers of biopsies but the biochemical estimation of acetylcholinesterase activity was found to be a useful complementary procedure and an accurate quantitative assessment of enzyme activity.

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