Physiological variation of serum alkaline phosphatase level in <i style="">damawi</i> and <i style="">balghami</i> males in a sample population

Abstract

It is well known that the individuals with different <i style="">Mizaj</i> (Temperament) have different morphological features and different psychological profiles. However, very little is known about the variations in their physiological capacities and the variations in their normal values of biochemical substances in the body. In this study, level of enzyme alkaline phosphatase in serum was estimated in 52 healthy males divided into different groups according to their temperaments. The serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) level in <i style="">Damawi</i> (Sanguineous) volunteers was found significantly higher (p< 0.05) than their<i style=""> Balghami</i> (Phlegmatic) counterparts. The mean values of ALP in <i style="">Damawi</i> and <i style="">Balghami</i> volunteers were found to be 7.85 ± 1.6 and 5.8 ± 0.62, respectively showing a relationship between temperament and the ALP.