abstract |
A preparation for the diagnosis of pancreatic exocrine function by determining the amount in which a substance administered to a subject or a degradation product or metabolite thereof migrates into the blood and/or is excreted out of the body, wherein the substance is carried by a carrier and released from the carrier when exposed to the action of a pancreatic exocrine function-related factor and wherein the carrier is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of materials containing an amide bond, materials containing a peptide bond, materials containing an alpha -1,4-glycoside bond, materials that can be dissolved at pH of the intestinal juice, and combinations thereof. |