title: Serum values of amylase and pancreatic lipase in healthy mature dogs and dogs with experimental pancreatitis.
abstract: Serum values of amylase and pancreatic lipase were determined by the iodometric and the turbidimetric methods, respectively, in 44 mature healthy dogs and in 8 dogs with experimentally induced pancreatitis (plus 1 sham-operated control). Serum value of amylase in mature healthy dogs varied from 250 to 1,500 Caraway units/dl and that of pancreatic lipase varied from 0 to 50 IU/L. Maximal serum values of amylase and pancreatic lipase in the dogs with experimentally induced pancreatitis varied from 4,540 to 14,000 Caraway units/dl and 325 to 810 IU/L, respectively. Following pancreatic damage, serum values of amylase and pancreatic lipase increased rapidly in the 8 dogs and ran parallel to each other in 6 of the 8 dogs studied. However, the serum value of amylase returned to within normal range earlier than the serum value of pancreatic lipase in 2 dogs; the reverse was true in 2 other dogs.
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood*; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000201:enzymology*; D004285:Dogs / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D008049:Lipase / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000201:enzymology*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D008049:Lipase; D000681:Amylases