Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is usually measured concurrently with AST as part of a liver function panel to determine the source of organ damage. ALT is more specific for liver damage since it is found primarily in the liver and has a longer half-life, whereas AST is found in many other organs.
Dominique-RenÃ© de Lerma, Professor of Music at Lawrence University, has specialized in African heritage in classical music for four decades. He has kindly made his research file on William Grant Still available to this site. William Grant Still was born in Woodville, Mississippi on May 11, 1895. He was the son of two teachers, Carrie Lena Fambro Still (1872-1927) and William Grant Still (1871-1895), who was also a partner in a grocery store.
William Tecumseh Sherman was born in 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio, to Charles Robert Sherman, a successful lawyer. His father died while William was still a boy and after his fatherâs death, he was raised by a family friend, attorney Thomas Ewing. His siblings all enjoyed professional success. His older brother Charles became a federal judge.