Abstract
Lactate dehydrogenase is present in most tissues as a series of 5 tetrameric isoenzymes, but in semen 6 isoenzymes can be found. The sixth is LDH C4 or X which is specific for semen and has never been observed in any male and female tissues other than testes and spermatozoa (Wheat and Goldberg 1983).
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Pawlowski, R., Brinkmann, B. (1992). Evaluation of Sperm Specific Lactate Dehydrogenase Isoenzyme C4 (LDH C4). Application to Semen Detection in Stains. In: Rittner, C., Schneider, P.M. (eds) Advances in Forensic Haemogenetics. Advances in Forensic Haemogenetics, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77324-2_129
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