Liver
8 markers in this category
ALP (Alkaline Phosphatase)
According to the Cleveland Clinic, an enzyme is a protein in a cell that allows certain bodily processes to happen, and alkaline phosphatase is an enzyme found in many places: in the liver, the bile ducts, the bones, the kidneys, the intestines and, in pregnant women, the placenta.
ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase)
ALT, in full alanine aminotransferase, is an enzyme: according to the NVKC, the Dutch society of clinical chemists, a protein that helps cells convert one substance into another.
AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase)
AST, in full aspartate aminotransferase, is an enzyme: a protein that helps cells convert one substance into another.
Albumin
Albumin is the most abundant protein in the blood, produced by the liver.
Bilirubin (Direct)
According to the Cleveland Clinic, bilirubin is a waste product left when old red blood cells are broken down; the liver sorts this yellow substance into bile, and bile leaves the body through the intestines.
Bilirubin (Indirect)
Indirect bilirubin is the part of your bilirubin that your liver has not yet processed.
Bilirubin (Total)
Bilirubin is a yellowish substance that, according to MedlinePlus, the patient site of the US National Library of Medicine, is made during the normal breakdown of old red blood cells.
GGT (Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase)
GGT (gamma-glutamyl transferase) is a liver and bile duct enzyme that serves as one of the most sensitive markers for hepatobiliary disorders.