[Cytochemical definition of oxidation-reduction enzyme activity peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients with thyrotoxic goiter].

In patients with thyrotoxic goiter (TTG), a significant decrease in the activity of alpha-glycerophosphate-dehydrogenase and adenosinetriphosphatase of the peripheric blood lymphocytes was revealed. The lowest indices were noted in patients with a severe form of TTG, who underwent strumectomy. After conservative and operative treatment of TTG, a tendency for normalization of the enzyme activity was observed. Study of changes in the activity of the oxidation-reduction lymphocytic enzymes in dynamics permits to assess the severity of the course of TTG and to control and predict the effectiveness of treatment as well.