The effect of gonadectomy and sex hormone substitution on the activity of naphthyl butyrate esterase in rat serum was investigated. This enzyme was found to be strongly oestrogen-dependent. ] ) Enzyme:Pancreatic carboxyl ester hydrolase (EC 3.1.1.-); naphthyl butyrate esteraseData are means ± SD. Statistical significance was calculated by the Student's unpaired t-test. Means not sharing a common letter are significantly different (p < 0.001).
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