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Clinical chemistry reagents intended to perform qualitative and/or quantitative chemical analyses of body fluids (typically serum) to determine the level of the enzyme 5\'ribonucleotide phosphohydrolase (abbreviated as 5\'NT or NTP). NTP activity is increased two- to sixfold in hepatobiliary diseases in which there is interference with the secretion of bile, as occurs when the bile duct is obstructed by stones or tumors or with biliary cirrhosis.
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