macroamylase in pleural fluid

Methods

• direct identification in serum requires ultracentrifugation or chromatography
• indirect methods:
  • selective precipitation of macroamylase in a polyethylene glycol solution
  • temperature sensitive amylase assay (dissociation of amylase from complexed proteins)

More general terms

• macroamylase in body fluid

Additional terms

• amylase
• macroamylase
• macroamylase in serum/plasma
• macroamylasemia
• pleural fluid