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Research Overview Goals Blood Chemistry Analysis
Procedure and Methodology Results and Discussion Serum Chemistry
Summary and Conclussions
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| Blood Chemistry Analysis |
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| AST is an abbreviation for Aspartate aminotransferase which is the synonym for the old term SGOT (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase). This enzyme occurs in almost all cells within the body but it is used to primarily diagnose liver and muscle disease. The liver and muscle cells have the highest activity of this enzyme. In itself it is not specific for a liver disorder but is more diagnostic for the muscle tissues.
Aspartate aminotransferase is present in the mitochondria and the cytoplasmic fluid within the cells. The serum levels of this enzyme are increased following hard exercise or skeletal muscle injury. Circulating concentrations of this enzyme will peak approximately 24 hours after an inciting incident and return to normal within 7-10 days.
CPK (CK) is an abbreviation for Creatine phosphokinase (or Creatine kinase). This is the most organ specific of all of the clinical enzymes. Most serum CPK activity is from a muscular origin. The plasma half-life of this enzyme is short and will peak as early as six hours. This enzyme will then only take 2-3 days to return to normal.
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