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amylase
(Encyclopedia) amylaseamylaseămˈəlāsˌ [key], enzyme having physiological, commercial, and historical significance, also called diastase. It is found in both plants and animals. Amylase was purified (…ptyalin
(Encyclopedia) ptyalinptyalintīˈəlĭn [key]: see amylase.diastase
(Encyclopedia) diastasediastasedīˈəstāsˌ [key]: see amylase.amylopsin
(Encyclopedia) amylopsinamylopsinămˌəlŏpˈsĭn [key]: see amylase.pancreatic juice
(Encyclopedia) pancreatic juicepancreatic juicepănˌkrēătˈĭk, păngˌ– [key], secretions of the exocrine portion of the pancreas into the small intestine. The juice contains a number of important…salivary glands
(Encyclopedia) salivary glandssalivary glandssălˈəvârˌē [key], in humans, three pairs of glands that secrete the alkaline digestive fluid, saliva, into the mouth. Most animals have salivary glands…chyme
(Encyclopedia) chymechymekīm [key], semiliquid substance found in the stomach and resulting from the partial digestion of food by the salivary enzyme amylase, the gastric enzyme pepsin, and…Anatomy and
Physiology: Pancreatic Panacea?
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The…digestive system
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Digestive system digestive system, in the animal kingdom, a group of organs functioning in digestion and assimilation of food and elimination of wastes. Virtually all animals…mouth
(Encyclopedia) mouth, entrance to the digestive and respiratory tracts. The mouth, or oral cavity, is ordinarily a simple opening in lower animals; in vertebrates it is a more complex structure. In…Trending
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