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PANCREAS
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Bile ducts
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Centrilobular hepatocytes
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Islets of Langerhans
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Pancreatic exocrine acini
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Periportal hepatocytes
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Detailed explanation-1: -In general, high levels of ALT may be a sign of liver damage from hepatitis, infection, cirrhosis, liver cancer, or other liver diseases. The damage may also be from a lack of blood flow to the liver or certain medicines or poisons.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ascites is a buildup of fluid in your abdomen. It often occurs as a result of cirrhosis, a liver disease. Talk to your healthcare provider if you have cirrhosis and notice you’re gaining weight very quickly. Your provider will talk to you about treatments, which often include a low-salt diet.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the main reasons why acute alcoholic hepatitis has a relatively high AST/ALT ratio is because patients are often tested within 24 h of alcohol exposure so the faster clearance of AST (t½ =18 h) hasn’t had time to take effect.