What was AST formerly called?

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What was AST formerly called?

AST was historically labeled SGOT, which stands for serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase. This older term appears in many traditional lab reports and textbooks before the standard name AST became common. (ALT was historically called SGPT, and GOT is another historical shorthand for the same transaminase activity, but SGOT is the direct former name associated with AST.)

AST was historically labeled SGOT, which stands for serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase. This older term appears in many traditional lab reports and textbooks before the standard name AST became common. (ALT was historically called SGPT, and GOT is another historical shorthand for the same transaminase activity, but SGOT is the direct former name associated with AST.)

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