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Results 1 - 10 of 36 for ALANINE OR ARGININE OR DEXTROSE OR GLYCINE OR HISTIDINE OR ISOLEUCINE OR LEUCINE OR LYSINE OR METHIONINE OR PHENYLALANINE OR PROLINE OR SERINE OR THREONINE OR TRYPTOPHAN OR TYROSINE OR VALINE
  1. Serum phenylalanine screening 
    Serum phenylalanine screening is a blood test to look for signs of the disease phenylketonuria (PKU). The test detects abnormally high levels of an amino acid called phenylalanine.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003362.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Alanine transaminase (ALT) blood test 
    The alanine transaminase (ALT) blood test measures the level of the enzyme ALT in the blood.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003473.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Leucine aminopeptidase blood test 
    The leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) test measures how much of this enzyme is in your blood. Your urine can also ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003559.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Growth hormone stimulation test 
    The growth hormone (GH) stimulation test measures the ability of the body to produce GH. ... Blood is drawn several times. Blood samples ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003377.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Tryptophan 
    Tryptophan is an amino acid needed for normal growth in infants and for the production and maintenance ... The body uses tryptophan to help make melatonin and serotonin. Melatonin helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle, and serotonin is thought to help ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002332.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Leucine aminopeptidase - urine 
    Leucine aminopeptidase is a type of protein called an enzyme. It is normally found in liver cells ... Increased levels of leucine aminopeptidase can be seen in ... Hepatitis Liver cancer Liver ischemia (reduced blood flow to the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003617.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Leucine aminopeptidase urine test (image) 
    Leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) is a proteolytic enzyme that breaks chemical bonds in proteins at specific sites next to leucine amino acids. Serum (blood) LAP is measured to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9501.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Antidiuretic hormone blood test 
    Antidiuretic blood test measures the level of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) in blood. ... A blood sample is needed . ... Talk to your health care ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003702.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Targeted therapies for cancer 
    Targeted therapy uses medicines to stop cancer from growing and spreading. It does this with less harm to normal cells than other ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000902.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Phenylketonuria 
    ... to properly break down an amino acid called phenylalanine. ... Babies with PKU are missing an enzyme called phenylalanine hydroxylase. It is needed to break down the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001166.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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