LP15590-0
Gamma glutamyl transferase
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Description
Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT or GGTP, or Gamma-GT) is a liver enzyme. It is involved in the transfer of amino acids across the cellular membrane and in glutathione metabolism. GGT is found in high concentrations in the liver, bile ducts and kidney. The enzyme is also present in other tissues, such as the epididymis. Its level in the blood may be tested because if it is elevated this may indicate an abnormality in the liver, though this can be caused by a number of conditions including: congestive heart failure, cholestasis (congestion of the bile ducts), cirrhosis of the liver, necrosis of the liver. Levels of GGT are also increased in chronic and acute alcohol abuse. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Gamma glutamyl transferase (Wikipedia)
Basic Part Properties
- Part Display Name
- Gamma glutamyl transferase
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- GGT
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | Gamma 谷氨酰转移酶 Synonyms: Gamma 谷氨酰转肽酶; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Gamma glutamyl transférase |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Gammaglutamüüli transferaas |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Gamma glutamil transferasa |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Gamma glutamil transferasi |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | γ-γλουταμική τρανφεράση Synonyms: γ-GT |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Gamma glutamil transferaz |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Гамма глутамил трансфераза Synonyms: Гамма-глутамилтрансфераза |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | gamma-glutamyltransferase |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Gamma glutamyl transférase Synonyms: GGT |
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