Amylase is an enzyme which helps digest glycogen and starch. It is
produced mainly in the pancreas and salivary glands. Amylase is
normally secreted from the pancreas through the pancreatic duct to
the small intestines.
Review Date: 05/20/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
