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Proposed spot-test for pronounced hyperamylasemia

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A simple, rapidly performed spot-test using paper impregnated with a dye-labeled substrate has been devised which distinguishes hyperamylasemia of appreciable degree. As presently constructed, however, the test does not permit precise quantitative assessment of amylase activity. Although the procedure must be considered as still rudimentary, it appears to have considerable potential as a diagnostic device.

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  1. Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of California, 92664, Irvine, Calif

    Louis Fridhandler PhD, J. Edward Berk MD & Satoru Take MD

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  1. Louis Fridhandler PhD
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Supported by Grant 11897 from the US Public Health Service.

Mrs. Mary Ann Stewart provided valuable technical assistance and her contribution is gratefully acknowledged.

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Fridhandler, L., Berk, J.E. & Take, S. Proposed spot-test for pronounced hyperamylasemia. Digest Dis Sci 15, 1039–1041 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02232824

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