Test code links throughout this Guide refer to the corresponding test in the User's Guide. Serum samples are incubated with and without the inhibitor and the amylase activity measured. The enzyme enters the circulation from damaged pancreatic acinar cells.
Serum amylase is cleared by the kidneys, and can be detected by measuring urinary amylase activity.
Determinations of amylase isoenzymes in serum by use of a selective inhibitor. Determination of P-type amylase in serum using a selective inhibitor.