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    Amylase

    Amylase



    Test Overview

    An Reference amylase Opens New Window test measures the amount of this Reference enzyme Opens New Window in a sample of blood taken from a vein or in a sample of urine.

    Normally, only low levels of amylase are found in the blood or urine. But if the Reference pancreas Opens New Window or Reference salivary glands Opens New Window become damaged or blocked, more amylase is usually released into the blood and urine. In the blood, amylase levels rise for only a short time. In the urine, amylase may remain high for several days.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference April 8, 2011
    Medical Review: Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
    Reference Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology


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