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RELATION BETWEEN BLOOD AMYLASE AND URINARY AMYLASE FOLLOWING INDUCTION OF URANIUM NEPHRITIS

DANIEL L. DOZZI, M.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1941;68(2):232-240.

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In another communication¹ I discussed the current views concerning the origin of blood amylase, cited the experimental data from the literature in support of the theory that blood amylase is entirely of pancreatic origin and presented the concepts of those who have expressed the belief that blood amylase is, in part at least, of hepatic orgin. Although it has been the general experience of most workers that chloroform anesthesia induces a fall in blood amylase, there is some difference of opinion as to whether this result is due to the effect of chloroform on the liver or its effect on the pancreas. Davis and Ross² reported that they were unable to induce a drop in blood amylase by administering chloroform to depancreatized dogs and inferred that the reduction in blood amylase is due to the effect of chloroform on the pancreas. Cajori and Vars,³ on the other . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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From the Harrison Department of Surgical Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

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