macroamylase in pleural fluid

Methods: 1) direct identification in serum requires ultracentrifugation or chromatography 2) indirect methods: a) selective precipitation of macroamylase in a polyethylene glycol solution b) temperature sensitive amylase assay (dissociation of amylase from complexed proteins)

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References

Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods, 19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1996, pg 524-25