See Also: tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase(medicine)
acid tartrate(medicine)
noradrenaline acid tartrate(medicine)
potassium acid tartrate(medicine)
Acid phosphatase(health)
acid phosphatase(medicine)
Prostate acid phosphatase (PAP)(health)
prostate acid phosphatase(medicine)
lysophosphatidic acid phosphatase(medicine)
purple acid phosphatase(medicine)

tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (medicine)


tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase
<biochemistry, enzyme> Acid phosphatase is present in bone, prostate, platelets, erythrocytes and spleen.

Osteoclasts contain an isoenzyme that is resistant to tartrate, whereas, the isoenzyme in the prostate is sensitive. Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase is elevated in the serum of patients with primary hypoparathyroidism, Paget disease, vertebral osteoporosis, T-cell lymphoma and in women after oophorectomy. Oestrogen replacement in osteoporotic postmenopausal women is associated with a decrease in tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase of 70% over 3 to 6 months.

Acronym: TRAP