amylase

Introduction

Filtered by renal glomeruli & reabsorbed by the renal tubules. 1/2life of salivary & pancreatic amylase is about 2 hours.

Laboratory

• amylase in body fluid
  • amylase in amniotic fluid
  • amylase in blood
  • amylase in CSF
  • amylase in dialysis fluid
  • amylase in duodenal fluid
  • amylase in gastric fluid
  • amylase in peritoneal fluid
    • amylase in peritoneal dialysis fluid
  • amylase in pleural fluid
  • amylase in saliva
  • amylase in serum
  • amylase in serum/plasma/blood
  • amylase in synovial fluid
  • amylase in urine

More general terms

• glycosidase (glycoside hydrolase)
• secreted protein
• glycoprotein

More specific terms

• alpha amylase
• beta amylase (1,4-beta-D-glucan glucanohydrolase)
• intestinal maltase glucoamylase [includes: maltase (alpha-glucosidase); glucoamylase (glucan 1,4-alpha-glucosidase)] (MGAM, MGA, MGAML)
• macroamylase

Additional terms

• amylase in 24 hour urine
• amylase in body fluid
• hyperamylasemia
• macroamylasemia

Component of

• amylase/lipase/protease; amylase/endopeptidase/lipase; pancrelipase (Viokase, Pancrease, Cotazym-S, Ku-Zyme, Creon-10, Ultrase-MT, Ultresa, Viokace, Pancrecarb, Zypatt, Zenpep)