Taber's Medical Dictionary
amylase
(am′ĭ-lās″)
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Any of a class of enzymes that split or hydrolyze starch. Those found in animals are called alpha-amylases; those in plants, beta-amylases. Serum levels of amylase become elevated in mumps, pancreatitis, and intraperitoneal organ rupture, among other diseases and conditions.
SEE: macroamylase
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Amylase." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766601/all/amylase.
Amylase. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766601/all/amylase. Accessed December 8, 2023.
Amylase. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766601/all/amylase
Amylase [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 December 08]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766601/all/amylase.
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