ALT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ALT mean? 

• ALT (noun)
  The noun ALT has 1 sense:

1. angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

  Familiarity information: ALT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Synonyms:

ALT; altitude; EL; elevation

Hypernyms ("ALT" is a kind of...):

angular position (relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established)

 Context examples 

This agent also modulates the activity of hepatic enzymes such as alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase.

(Magnesium Isoglycyrrhizinate, NCI Thesaurus)

A finding based on laboratory test results that indicate an increase in the level of alanine aminotransferase (ALT or SGPT) in the blood specimen.

(Alanine Aminotransferase Increased, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Upon administration, anti-TF monoclonal antibody ALT-836 binds to TF or the TF-Factor VIIa (FVIIa) complex preventing binding and activation of Factor X (FX) and Factor IX (FIX).

(Anti-TF Monoclonal Antibody ALT-836, NCI Thesaurus)

A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the alanine aminotransferase (ALT) to aspartate aminotransferase (AST) present in a sample.

(Alanine Aminotransferase to Aspartate Aminotransferase Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the ratio of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) compared to aspartate aminotransferase (AST) present in a sample.

(Alanine Aminotransferase to Aspartate Aminotransferase Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent also upregulates the expression of transcription coactivator PGC-1alpha and modulates hepatic enzymes such as alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), superoxide dismutase and glutathion peroxidase.

(Diammonium Glycyrrhizinate, NCI Thesaurus)

The TCR moiety of IL-2 recombinant fusion protein ALT-801 binds to tumor cells displaying p53 epitope/MHC complexes; subsequently, the tumor cell-localized IL-2 moiety may stimulate natural killer (NK) cell and T cell cytotoxic immune responses against p53-expressing tumor cells.

(IL-2 Recombinant Fusion Protein ALT-801, NCI Thesaurus)