Effect of Tumour Development on Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase of Host's Liver

Indian Institute of Experimental Medicine, Calcutta. Manuscript received 29 July 1977, revised 10 August 1977 : accepted 12 August 1977 Liver glucose-6-phospbate dehydrogenase activity of Ehrlich ascites carcinoma bearing mice and of mice with skin carcinoma was found to be increased with the development of the tumour. Administration of mitomycin C and refampicin reveals a definite tumour-host relationship as regards the liver glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity