title: A normal paediatric amylase range.
abstract: A normal paediatric range of plasma alpha-amylase activity was determined using the Phadebas blue starch method. The range for children over one year was 98--405 IU/l. Plasma amylase activity increased throughout infancy. Mature levels of activity were observed in some children by age 2 months and in most of them by 9 months.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000375:Aging; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D000516:alpha-Amylases / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000681:Amylases; D000516:alpha-Amylases