Abstract
The clinical implications of a wider distribution of salivary type (S-type) isoamylase activity, as compared with that of pancreatic type (P-type) isoamylase activity in the serum of young female adults of 18-23 years old was studied. A high correlation existed between the S-type isoamylase levels in the initial determination and those in the second determination one year after on the same subjects, indicating that the wider distribution of S-type isoamylase level reflects an individual variation. The serum level of S-type isoamylase was highly correlated with the S-type isoamylase activity in saliva. Among the additional factors studied, a weak positive correlation was present between energy intake and the total and S-type isoamylase activities in serum. However, there was no negative correlation between the S-type isoamylase level and body mass index (BMI), which was reported for young male adults.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 143-148 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Acta medica Okayama |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 1 1998 |
Keywords
- Energy intake
- Isoamylase
- Saliva
- Serum
- Young female
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)