Overview

• ALT may be elevated with liver or muscle damage/disease.
• Highest concentration in hepatocytes, so considered most sensitive for hepatocellular damage.

Sampling

Tests

Methodologies

• Varies between laboratories.

Availability

• Widely available.

Result Data

Further Reading

Publications

Refereed papers

• Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
• Lehmann A, Knutsson L & Bosaeus I (1990) Elevation of retinol levels and suppression of alanine aminotransferase activity in the liver of taurine-deficient kittens. J Nutr 120 (10), 1163-1170.

Other sources of information

• Ettinger S J & Feldman E C (2000) Eds: Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 5th edn. W B Saunders & Co, USA.
• Kaneko J J, Harvey J W & Brass M L (1997) Eds. Clinical Biochemistry of Domestic Animals. 5th edn. Academic Press, USA.