Tag Archives: ALT

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AST, ALT, GGTP And Alkaline Phosphatase In Dogs’ And Cats’ Livers

“ALT” stands for alanine transaminase, an enzyme present in the cells of mammalian livers. While the enzyme may also be found in a few other organs, the quantities are low enough to make ALT reasonably liver-specific. The same enzyme is also known by an older name, SGPT, which stands for serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase. Normal [...]

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At The Laboratory With My Pet’s Doctor, Chemistry Profile I

In the last edition of “At The Laboratory With My Pet’s Doctor”, we studied the details of the Complete Blood Count. Today, and tomorrow, we will look at a battery of tests called the “Chemistry Profile“. In the Complete Blood Count, we were examining physical bodies, tiny little cells that circulate in the bloodstream. With the [...]