SGPT
Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase. An enzyme found in the liver and other tissues. A high level of SGPT released into the blood may be a sign of liver damage, cancer, or other diseases. Also called alanine transferase. | ||||
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SGPT Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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alt
alanine transaminase. See transaminase.
alanine transaminase. See transaminase.
sgpt (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase alanine)
see transaminase.
transaminase
an enzyme used as a catalyst in moving an amino acid from one compound to another. Doctors use a transaminase lab test to indicate liver function.
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SGPT
See ALT, An enzyme that is found primarily in the liver. It is released into the bloodstream as the result of liver damage. Also called the alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT)
See ALT, An enzyme that is found primarily in the liver. It is released into the bloodstream as the result of liver damage. Also called the alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT)
ALT
formerly SGPT--Alanine aminotransferase - a protein which, when found in the blood in elevated quantities, generally indicates liver damage. It is found mainly in liver cells and therefore has greater specificity for liver disease, but it offers little other advantage. In most liver diseases, the AST increase is less than that of ALT (AST/ALT ratio is less than 1), except in alcohol-related liver injury where the ratio is usually more than 2. Many exceptions limit the practicality of the ratio. However, a ratio of more than 3 with an inordinate increase in GGT (more than 2 times the alkaline phosphatase) is highly suggestive. Increase of serum alanine aminotransferase is seen in any condition involving necrosis of hepatocytes, myocardial cells, erythrocytes, or skeletal muscle cells
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SGPT
serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase
serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase
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SGPT
(Serum Glutamic Pyruvate Transaminase.) Also known as ALT (alanine aminotransaminase), a liver enzyme that plays a role in protein metabolism like SGOT<!-- (see) -->. Elevated serum levels of SGPT are a sign of liver damage from disease or drugs.
(Serum Glutamic Pyruvate Transaminase.) Also known as ALT (alanine aminotransaminase), a liver enzyme that plays a role in protein metabolism like SGOT<!-- (see) -->. Elevated serum levels of SGPT are a sign of liver damage from disease or drugs.
SGPT Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Alanine transaminase
Alanine transaminase or ALT is a transaminase enzyme .
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