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STORCH appears to be another acronym for TORCH. The TORCH test is a blood test that checks for several different diseases that could potentially be passed from mother to fetus. The test checks for: toxoplasmosis, other infections, rubella, cytomegalovirus (CMV), and herpes simplex virus (HSV). The "other infections" usually include syphilis, hepatitis B, coxsackie virus, Epstein-Barr virus, varicella-zoster virus, and human parvovirus.

The Storch test is a test used in the dairy industry to test for the inactivation of the lactoperoxidase enzyme. This enzyme is inactivated at temperatures close to 80°C and it's inactivation is an indicator for over-heating of the milk. Normal pasteurisation is at 72 - 75°C and this would inactivate the alkaline phosphatase enzyme, but not the lactoperoxidase enzyme.

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