Physiologic deficiency of pancreatic amylase in infancy: a factor in iatrogenic diarrhea

MeSH terms

• Amylases / analysis
• Amylases / metabolism*
• Diarrhea, Infantile / etiology*
• Dietary Carbohydrates / adverse effects
• Duodenum
• Growth Disorders / etiology
• Humans
• Infant Nutrition Disorders / enzymology*
• Infant, Newborn
• Infant, Newborn, Diseases / etiology*
• Malabsorption Syndromes / enzymology*
• Male
• Pancreatic Juice / enzymology*
• Starch / adverse effects