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A liver enzyme that plays a role in protein metabolism. Elevated serum levels of AST are a sign of liver damage from disease or drugs. Also called SGOT (Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase).
Ãâó: www.amfar.org/cgi-bin/iowa/bridge.html
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A point on the back of the skull at which the lambdoidal, parietomastoid, and occipital sutures meet.
Ãâó: www.modernhumanorigins.com/a.html
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Aboveground storage tank
Ãâó: www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6sf/sfsites/oil/acryglos.htm
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A hepatic enzyme released into the blood when certain organs or tissues, particularly the liver and heart, are injured. AST is also known as serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT).
Ãâó: www.cdc.gov/hemochromatosis/training/glossary.htm
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an enzyme produced by the liver. Abnormally high levels in the blood indicate liver disease or damage.
Ãâó: www.sfaf.org/treatment/beta/b35/b35glos.html
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