[A comparative study of the ectophosphatase activity in different subpopulations of tumor cells]

Activities of ectophosphatases (alkaline phosphatase, 5'-nucleotidase and ecto-ATPase) from different subpopulation of lymphoma NKLy and ovary tumor of rats were investigated. A strong positive correlation has been shown between these activities in different subpopulations. A negative correlation between proliferative activity and activities of ectophosphatases was determined. The role of ectophosphatases in cell proliferation is discussed.