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gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase

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gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT),
an enzyme that appears in the serum of patients with several types of liver or gallbladder disorders, including drug hepatotoxicity, biliary tract obstruction, alcohol-induced liver disease, and liver carcinoma. Normal adult (after 45 years of age) GGT blood levels are 8 to 38 U/L.

γ-glutamyl transpeptidase
see gamma glutamyl transferase.


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Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase and glutathione biosynthesis in non-tumorigenic and tumorigenic rat liver oval cell lines.
The serum was separated and used to evaluate aminotransferases, alkaline phosphatase, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, total and direct bilirubin, by an automated, randomaccess clinical chemistry analyzer (Abbott Aeroset [R]) (Duly et al.
No age-associated change was observed in glutathione reductase or gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase activities.
 
 
 
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