Aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase serum activities in small-for-date newborns.
The aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) serum activities were evaluated in the first 12 hrs of life in 26 newborns small-for-gestational age, and correlated with birth weight and gestational age. We found a positive correlation between the ALT serum activity and both birth weight and gestational age of newborns small-for-gestational age. Therefore, the serum activity of neonatal ALT better reflects intrauterine fetal growth in relation to cellular enzymatic pool increase of small-for-date newborns.
Department of Pediatrics, Padua University, Italy.
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D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood*; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood*; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000201:enzymology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D011247:Pregnancy
D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase