Pancreatic enzymes
As pancreatic enzymes in medical diagnostics which are enzymes pancreatic amylase and pancreatic lipase , respectively. The laboratory values of these enzymes are used to diagnose inflammation of the pancreas ( pancreatitis ). It is diagnosed by increasing the activity of pancreatic enzymes in the blood.
See also
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- Klaus Dörner, H.-J. Battista: Clinical Chemistry and Hematology. Edition: 6. Georg Thieme Verlag, 2006. ISBN 3131297166 , pp. 373–8.
- Mössner, Joachim; Keim, Volker: Therapy with pancreatic enzymes . In: Dtsch Arztebl Int . No. 108 (34-35) , 2011, pp. 578-82 ( review article ).