Is it necessary to order aspartate aminotransferase with alanine aminotransferase in clinical practice?
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Summary
In the authors' opinion, the use of AST can be reduced, and it is not necessary to order AST with ALT in routine practice, and the information presented by Dufour et al. on factors affecting the transaminases is important, but drug effects must be added.
- Type
- letter
- Published
- 2001-06-01
- Cited by
- 16
- References
- 10
- Access
- Open access
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Keywords
Alanine aminotransferase, Alanine, Aspartate Aminotransferases, Clinical Practice, Chemistry
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