Conclusions
The blood amylase level in subjects without pancreatic disease has been shown to change following the administration of drugs that affect carbohydrate metabolism. In general, the blood amylase falls in states during which there is increased utilization of sugar and rises following the administration of drugs that diminish the utilization of carbohydrate.
The normal blood amylase is regulated by extrapancreatic processes, the site of which remain obscure at present.
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The glucagon used in this study was furnished by the Eli Lilly Company, Indianapolis, Ind.
The Orinase used in this study was furnished by the Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Dreiling, D.A., Janowitz, H.D., Marshall, D. et al. Relationship between blood amylase and factors affecting carbohydrate metabolism. Digest Dis Sci 3, 214–219 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02231268
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