ALT (SGPT) Ammonia Blood Test Amylase Antinuclear Antibody Test (ANA) Antistreptolysin O Antibody (ASO) Ascaris Antibodies, IgE AST (SGOT) Babesia PCR Blood Group (Blood Type) Test BUN and Creatinine CA 19-9 Pancreas Carbohydrate Antigen ...
The SGOT Test The SGOT (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transminase) test, also known as an AST test, measures the amount of a protein enzyme called glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase occurring in your blood. This enzyme is normally found in the liver, heart muscles, muscles and red blood cells. Whe...
ALT (SGPT): This stands for alanine transaminase, which is an enzyme present in the liver, with lesser concentrations in the heart, muscle, and kidneys. It is used primarily to diagnose liver dysfunction of various kinds. AST (SGOT): This stands for aspartate transaminase which is an en...
Carnitine is found in almost all of your body's cells and is particularly concentrated in skeletal tissue. It plays a crucial role in helping your body burn, or oxidize, fat for fuel. So that your body can use fat as an energy source, carnitine transports long-chain fatty acids into spec...
The key difference between SGOT and SGPT is that SGOT catalyzes the transfer of an α-amino group from L-aspartate to α-ketoglutarate in order to produce ox
I remember when my sister was young, she was always tired and often fainted. The doctors had found that she had iron deficiency. I'm trying to recollect the name of the test, does the cbc blood test measure iron? Byysmina— On Jan 27, 2011 ...