Does role of calcium-independent phospholipase A2 in cortex striatum thalamus cortex circuitry-enzyme inhibition cause vacuous chewing movements in rats?
These results suggest an important role for iPLA2 in the cortex-striatum-thalamus-cortex circuitry. It is postulated that VCM induced by iPLA2 inhibition may be a model of human parkinsonian tremor.
Serum amylase and lipase determinations may support clinical suspicion in the diagnosis of pediatric pancreatic trauma but are not reliable or cost effective as screening tools. Costs incurred from routine serum amylase and lipase or from imaging tests subsequent to elevated serum values may be significant and unjustified.