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alanine transferase

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alanine transferase,
an intracellular enzyme in amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism found in high concentration in brain, liver, and muscle. An increased level indicates necrosis or disease in these tissues. See also alanine aminotransferase.


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Itching is prior to or in tandem with raised serum bile acids and accompanied or followed by other abnormal liver function tests (LFTs), most commonly raised alanine transferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (Walker et al.
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As a result, in mice administered the anti-CXCL10 neutralizing antibody the serum alanine transferase (ALT3) level was significantly lower, and histologically too the area of necrotized hepatic cells was strikingly reduced.
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Serum alanine transferase (ALT) level was 750 U/L, serum aspartate transferase (AST) 445 U/L, serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) 395 U/L, serum [gamma]-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) 289 U/L and total bilirubin concentration was 3.
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