Not Medical Advice: ACP test measures the level of acid phosphatase in the blood.
Acid Phosphatase Test is also known as:
prostatic acid phosphatase test
serum acid phosphatase test
PAP test
tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase test
TRAP test
Acid phosphatase is a ubiquitous lysosomal enzyme that hydrolyses organic phosphates at an acid pH. Although the postpuberteral prostatic epithelial cell contains a uniquely high concentration of acid phosphatase, cellular components of bone, spleen, kidney, liver, intestine, and blood also contain this enzyme.
The discovery that prostatic carcinoma cells often retain a high concentration of acid phosphatase characteristic of the normal postpubertal gland led to the recognition of the first clinically useful tumor marker.
To learn more about acid phosphatase, visit National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Also learn more about Acid Phosphatase Test at Active Forever.