ALT (GPT)

LABOKLIN Service ID: 4


Alanine Aminotransferase (Glutamate Pyruvate Transaminase)

Material

serum or EDTA plasma or heparin plasma 0.5 ml

Method

photometry

Duration

1 day

Remark

In contrast to horses, cattle and pigs, this parameter is liver-specific in dogs and cats. ALT is found only in the cytoplasm, therefore even minor cell damage is apt to cause elevation. Isolated rise of value also occurs in case of portosystemic shunt.