Clinical applications of amylase: Novel perspectives

• Published in: Surgery Vol. 160; no. 1; pp. 26 - 37
• Main Authors: Azzopardi, Ernest, MRCSEd, MRCSEng, MSc Surg, MD, PhD, Lloyd, Catherine, BSc, Texeira, Sophia Rodriguez, PhD, Conlan, R. Steven, PhD, FRSB, Whitaker, Iain S., MA(Cantab) FRCS(Plast) PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Amylases - chemistry; Amylases - pharmacology; Amylases - physiology; Humans; Surgery

Background Amylase was the first enzyme to be characterized, and for the previous 200 years, its clinical role has been restricted to a diagnostic aid. Recent interface research has led to a substantial expansion of its role into novel, viable diagnostic, and therapeutic applications to cancer, infe...