Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT). Guide. An alanine aminotransferase (ALT) test measures the amount of this enzyme in the blood. ALT is found mainly in the liver, but also in smaller amounts in the kidneys, heart, muscles, and pancreas. ALT was formerly called serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT).
Definition of degeneration. 1  1 : degenerate (see 1degenerate) condition. 2  2 : a lowering of effective power, vitality, or essential quality to an enfeebled and worsened kind or state the country's degeneration into chaos â¦ enacts the degeneration of politics into televisual entertainment â¦ â Linda Holt.
Degenerate art. Degenerate art is the English translation of the German phrase Entartete Kunst which is the label the National Socialist (Nazi) party, under its leader Adolph Hitler, applied to art they did not approve of, in an attempt to bring art under their control.1 of 3.Edvard Munch.egenerate art is the English translation of the German phrase Entartete Kunst which is the label the National Socialist (Nazi) party, under its leader Adolph Hitler, applied to art they did not approve of, in an attempt to bring art under their control. 1 of 3. Edvard Munch.