α-Amylase activity in sweat and serum of
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Wolfgang P. Nikolajek; Hinderk M. Emrich
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Article
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1976
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Springer
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English
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The hypothesis by Doggett and Harrison, according to which alpha-amylase is the pathogenic factor of the exocrinopathy in cystic fibrosis (C.F.), is investigated. No elevation of alpha-amylase in sweat and serum of C.F. patients, as compared with controls of similar age, is observed. It is concluded