{"id":15987,"date":"2016-11-11T14:14:36","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T11:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turkcerrahi.com\/tip-sozlugu\/alt\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T00:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:57:18","slug":"alt","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.turkcerrahi.com\/en\/medical-dictionary\/alt\/","title":{"rendered":"ALT (En)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Alanine aminotransferase<\/strong> (ALT) or SGPT (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase) has a normal range of 0-50 U\/L and is used in the diagnosis and monitoring of liver diseases characterized by liver necrosis. It is primarily found in the liver and increases before clinical symptoms of liver disease appear. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is more specific for the liver than <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;h1&amp;gt;Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST, SGOT)&amp;lt;\/h1&amp;gt;\nAspartate aminotransferase (AST), also known as serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), is an...&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryTooltipMoreLinkWrapper&gt;&lt;a class=glossaryTooltipMoreLink href=https:\/\/www.turkcerrahi.com\/en\/medical-dictionary\/ast\/ &gt;Read more&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.turkcerrahi.com\/en\/medical-dictionary\/ast\/\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>aspartate aminotransferase<\/a> (<a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;h1&amp;gt;Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST, SGOT)&amp;lt;\/h1&amp;gt;\nAspartate aminotransferase (AST), also known as serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), is an...&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryTooltipMoreLinkWrapper&gt;&lt;a class=glossaryTooltipMoreLink href=https:\/\/www.turkcerrahi.com\/en\/medical-dictionary\/ast\/ &gt;Read more&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.turkcerrahi.com\/en\/medical-dictionary\/ast\/\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>AST<\/a>), but <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;h1&amp;gt;Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST, SGOT)&amp;lt;\/h1&amp;gt;\nAspartate aminotransferase (AST), also known as serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), is an...&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryTooltipMoreLinkWrapper&gt;&lt;a class=glossaryTooltipMoreLink href=https:\/\/www.turkcerrahi.com\/en\/medical-dictionary\/ast\/ &gt;Read more&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.turkcerrahi.com\/en\/medical-dictionary\/ast\/\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>AST<\/a> decreases more slowly. Significant increases (at least ten-fold, generally 20-50 fold, up to 100-fold) occur in <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;ol&amp;gt;\n \t&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Sudden onset and rapidly intensifying (acute illness).&amp;lt;\/li&amp;gt;\n \t&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Acute is the opposite of chronic. Sometimes, the words acute or chronic are added to...&amp;lt;\/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/ol&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryTooltipMoreLinkWrapper&gt;&lt;a class=glossaryTooltipMoreLink href=https:\/\/www.turkcerrahi.com\/en\/medical-dictionary\/acute\/ &gt;Read more&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.turkcerrahi.com\/en\/medical-dictionary\/acute\/\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>acute<\/a> liver cell damage (viral hepatitis, ischemia, toxic hepatitis).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or SGPT (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase) has a normal range of 0-50 U\/L and is used in the diagnosis and monitoring of liver diseases characterized by liver necrosis. 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