ALT (or SGPT, which stands for serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase) is one of these enzymes. It's found in particularly large amounts in the liver and plays an important role in metabolism, the process that converts food into energy. Normally, ALT is found inside liver cells.
'All children, except one, grow up': Peter Pan is the book with the nation's favourite opening line. Peter Pan is the book with the nation's favourite opening line, according to a new poll. 'All children, except one, grow up,' wrote JM Barrie in his children's classic which scooped 20per cent of the vote in a poll commissioned to mark World Book Day next month.
Children who are brought up by two parents grow up to be cleverer than those raised by just one person, new research suggests. Being with both parents in the earliest years of life leads to a child developing more brain cells, the scientists believe. However, the benefits vary between the sexes. Being brought up by both parents causes boys to have better memory and learning functions.