[About the estimation of human parotid gland amylase in fractionated secretions (author's transl)]. / Zur Sekretion der Amylase im fraktioniert gewonnenen menschlichen Ohrspeicheldrüsensekret unter Berücksichtigung verschiedener Bestimmungsmethoden.

The amylases are the main proteins in parotid secretions. In 30 probands the amylase secretion is observed under rest and gustatoric and parasympathicomimetic stimulation. A stimulation specific behaviour of amylase secretion is found. Under parasympathicomimetic stimulation by subcutaneous injection of Pilocarpin a high increase of amylase concentration is observed, in comparison to gustatoric stimulation where the concentration doesn't change. Different enzymatic activities of amylase under rest- and stimulation-conditions couldn't be found.