Plasma phosphatase in rickets and other disorders of growth

Plasma phosphatase in rickets and other disorders of growth.

Investigations carried out in 1931-32 revealed that the plasma phosphatase is increased in active rickets', the degree of increase corresponding to the severity of the disease. They also showed that, whereas the serum calcium and phosphorus rapidly returned to the normal amount under treatment, the decline in the figures for phosphatase was much more gradual, normal values not being regained un...

The Plasma Phosphatase in Rickets and Scurvy.

Plasma alkaline phosphatase activity in rickets of prematurity.

Plasma alkaline phosphatase activity was measured in 349 infants aged between 5 and 10 days to establish a normal range for different gestational ages. Significant differences were observed between term and preterm infants, the highest values being associated with the shortest lengths of gestation. Plasma calcium, phosphate, and alkaline phosphatase activity were measured sequentially in 51 pre...

Serum alkaline phosphatase and rickets.

Ch. M. Glasgow A. W. Kay, F.R.C.S., and others ............ 112 Anaesthetic Contamination L. Strnmin, F.F.A.R.C.S ................... 113 Serum Alkaline Phosphatase and Rickets T. C. B. Stamp, M.R.C.P., and Joan M. Round, B.SC . .......................... 113 Hyperactive Children W. C. M. Scott, L.M.S.S.A., D.P.M ........... 113 Calcitonin in Osteogenesis Imperfecta R. Smith, M.D., and others ....

Serum alkaline phosphatase and rickets in urban schoolchildren.

Among 569 schoolchildren (386 boys and 183 girls) aged 14-17 years, 233 had serum alkaline phosphatase values of 30 K.A. units or greater. There was no significant difference in the results in Asian, white, or West Indian children. The mean values were significantly greater in boys than girls and both showed a fall in mean values with increasing age. Radiological rickets occurred in at least 4%...