Elastase: What the Lab Value Means
What is elastase? Elastase (also pancreatic elastase) is a pancreas-specific enzyme. This means that it is produced exclusively in the pancreas, in the so-called acinar cells. The pancreas releases pancreatic elastase as an inactivated enzyme into the small intestine. There it is activated by certain substances and can perform its task – the cleavage of … Elastase: What the Lab Value Means
