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Proteolytic enzyme activity, present at both acid and neutral pH values, in cerebrospinal fluid canbe measured by a sensitive assay, which monitors the rate of125 I-basic protein breakdown on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. CSF cellular neutral proteinase and supernatant acid proteinase are increased in acute multiple sclerosis and in CNS infections.
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Richards, P.T., Cuzner, M.L. (1978). Proteolytic Activity in CSF. In: Palo, J. (eds) Myelination and Demyelination. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 100. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2514-7_38
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