Enzyme assays in diseases of erythrocytes.

a model for studying a number of inherited diseases including those peculiar to the cell itself. It is the latter which is dealt with here. The erythrocyte is a relatively uncomplicated cell in which metabolic reactions have become highly adapted to function. In addition to its major constituent haemoglobin, it contains a complement of glycolytic enzymes, some residual enzymes from the tricarboxylic acid cycle, and a series of enzymes