Look up: SGOT

1. SGOT
   SGOT: Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, an enzyme that is normally present in liver and heart cells. SGOT is released into blood when the liver or heart is damaged. The blood SGOT levels are thus elevated with liver damage (for example, from viral hepatitis) or with an insult to the heart (fo...
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2. SGOT
   Synonym for aspartate aminotransferase ... <enzyme> An enzyme present in hepatocytes and myocytes that catalyses the reversible transfer of an amine group from l-glutamic acid to oxaloacetic acid, forming alpha-ketoglutaric acid and l-aspartic acid. ... It is raised in conditions that affect t...
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3. SGOT
   serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase; see aspartate transaminase.
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4. SGOT
   Type: Abbreviation Definitions: 1. Abbreviation for serum glutamic:oxaloacetic transaminase.
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5. SGOT
   An enzyme found in the liver, heart, and other tissues. A high level of SGOT released into the blood may be a sign of liver or heart damage, cancer, or other diseases. Also called aspartate transaminase and serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase.
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