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A E Kipps

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PubMed1976

Km (1) [Inv (1)] typing of saliva and semen.

Km(1) [formerly called Inv(1)] typing of 115 matched serum and saliva samples and of 31 matched serum and semen samples is reported. The use of freezing and thawing to reduce the viscosity of the saliva, which would otherwise cause non-specific aggregation of the red cells used in the test, is described. Problems of antiserum selection and of semen and saliva samples which do not respond to the freezing and thawing treatment are discussed.

Blood Group Antigens↗
PubMed1975

The significance of amylase in forensic investigations of body fluids.

Amylase levels in body fluids are reported, and it is shown that high amylase levels may occasionally occur in body fluids other than saliva. Low amylase levels are reported in a saliva component which has been previously described as being rich in blood group active material. The use of amylase activity in the localisation and identification of saliva is discussed in detail and guidelines for the interpretation of results are proposed.

Amylases↗
PubMed1974

A method for quantitating amylase and its use in the investigation of various body fluids.

A plate-diffusion technique for the quantitative assay of amylase in body fluids is described which is dependent on the incorporation of a soluble amylopectin-dye complex into agar. The technique correlates well with other established amylase assays, and has a coefficient of variation of 1.45 for amylase levels within the normal range for serum. Normal levels of amylase in serum and urine are reported which agree with those recorded by previous workers, and in addition values of amylase in semen, saliva, and tears are quoted.

Amylases↗