Comparative study of serum trypsin levels and pancreatic exocrine function in chronic pancreatitis.
Serum trypsin levels and exocrine pancreatic function were determined in twenty patients with chronic pancreatitis. Very low values of serum trypsin were found in patients with severe pancreatic insufficiency. In patients with mild or moderate pancreatic insufficiency serum trypsin levels were in the normal range.
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000201:enzymology*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D014357:Trypsin / Q000097:blood*
D014357:Trypsin