1) Tests for the detection of degree of damage or reservation of liver function
2) Tests for the detection of the total functioning liver cell mass
3) The degree of elevation of serum GOT or GPT levels does not express the degree of liver cell damage, and differs depending on :
The time from damage to determination,
The size of functioning liver cell mass,
The factors that needed for synthesis
4) The tests that really reflect the function of the liver are:
Serum albumin -- synthesized only in the liver
Rapid turnover protein, coagulation factors -- synthesized only in the liver and removed from blood stream rapidly
Excretary function -- of drugs or dye
Serum level of bile acids -- physiological excretion test
5) Liver cells, biliary system and circulatory system relate to one another.
---such as: serum bilirubin and bile acids relate to both liver cells and biliary system.
