Amylase and lipase tests help detect two key digestive enzymes in your bloodstream. Abnormal levels may mean you have a medical condition such as pancreatitis or a problem with your kidneys. The ...

Assessment of salivary-gland function in 40 patients with sarcoidosis showed that whereas only one had clinical evidence of involvement of the salivary glands, both secretion volume (19 patients) and ...

An amylase blood test measures the amount of amylase in a person’s blood. Abnormal levels of amylase may indicate pancreatitis or another problem with the pancreas. Amylase is a digestive enzyme that ...

A doctor may recommend a lipase blood test if a person has symptoms of a pancreatic disorder. Lipase is an enzyme that may be high in people with pancreatitis, or other conditions. The pancreas ...

The adrenaline test for enzymes is a colorimetric enzyme assay based on the quantification of periodate-sensitive reaction products such as 1,2-diols and 1,2-aminoalcohols by back-titration of the ...

Salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) enzyme functions as a digestive enzyme in many species that consume starch in their diet. Human studies have also revealed that sAA enzyme activity levels are positively ...

Your pancreas makes an enzyme called lipase, which helps your intestines break down the fats in food. If your lipase levels get too high or too low, it might point to an underlying problem with your ...

RECENT methods for the assay of amylase use polysaccharides, mostly starch solutions, as a substrate. The wide range of the results can be ascribed in part to the properties of polysaccharides in ...

Two serological tests, the virus-neutralization (VN) test in tissue culture using a tissue-cell-adapted virus and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), were compared to detect antibodies ...

If your doctor thinks something could be wrong with your pancreas-- the organ in your belly that helps you digest food -- they may do an amylase test. Amylase is a protein made by your pancreas and by ...