Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life. Watch Now. Cooper Barrett, along with his friends/roommates Barry and Neal, is figuring out his life beyond hedonistic behavior. Cooper is seriously attracted to neighbor Kelly while ignoring advice from his brother Josh and his wife Leslie.
An aspartate aminotransferase (AST) test measures the amount of this enzyme in the blood. AST is normally found in red blood cells, liver, heart, muscle tissue, pancreas, and kidneys. AST formerly was called serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT).
Aspartate transaminase (AST) is an enzyme produced in the liver. It plays an important role in amino acid metabolism. It is normally found in the liver, heart, muscles, brain, kidneys, and red blood cells. The level of AST in the blood is often tested to reveal the presence of liver disease or of damage to the liver.hen elevated AST indicates damage to the liver, this damage can come from a variety of different causes, both in the sense of indicating various liver diseases and also in the sense of the diseases being due to various causes.