Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT). Guide. An alanine aminotransferase (ALT) test measures the amount of this enzyme in the blood. ALT is found mainly in the liver, but also in smaller amounts in the kidneys, heart, muscles, and pancreas. ALT was formerly called serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT).
Definition of degeneration. 1  1 : degenerate (see 1degenerate) condition. 2  2 : a lowering of effective power, vitality, or essential quality to an enfeebled and worsened kind or state the country's degeneration into chaos â¦ enacts the degeneration of politics into televisual entertainment â¦ â Linda Holt.
Definition of transform. transitive verb. 1a : to change in composition or structureb : to change the outward form or appearance ofc : to change in character or condition : convert. 2 : to subject to mathematical transformation. 3 : to cause (a cell) to undergo genetic transformation. intransitive verb.