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Table 1 Summary of test methods applied for each analyte

From: Robust reference intervals for Liver function test (LFT) analytes in newborns and infants

LFT analytes

Analytical method

Aspartate aminotransferases (AST)

IFCC Modified method, 37oC[7]

Alanine aminotransferases (ALT)

IFCC Modified method, 37oC[8]

γ- glutamyltransferases (GGT)

γ-glutamyl-p-nitroanilide substrate[9]

Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)

Optimized standard method[10]

Bilirubin (Direct + Total)

Modified Jendrasic/Grof method[11]

Albumin

BCG method[12]

  1. LFT = Liver function tests, IFCC = International federation for Clinical Chemistry, BCG = Bromocresol green.