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Factors influencing the movement of parotid amylase into the serum of rats on feeding
Author(s) -
Proctor GB,
Asking B
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
experimental physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0958-0670
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1990.sp003449
Subject(s) - amylase , endocrinology , medicine , biology , chemistry , biochemistry , enzyme
Feeding hard chow to rats for 1 h caused an increase in parotid‐type amylase in the serum. The increase was largely inhibited by parasympathetic or sympathetic denervation of the parotid glands and also by beta‐adrenoceptor blockade. The results suggest that movement of amylase into the blood is influenced not only by the volume of saliva being formed but also by its amylase content.