Comprehensive Liver Function Test

• ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase)

  An enzyme found mainly in the liver.

• AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase)

  An enzyme found in the liver, heart and muscles.

• GGT (Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase)

  An enzyme found mainly in the liver, and also in the kidneys and pancreas.

• Fasting Glucose

  The amount of sugar in your blood after a period without eating.

• Average Blood Sugar (HbA1c)

  Your average blood sugar over roughly the past two to three months.

• Total Bilirubin

  A yellowish substance from the normal breakdown of red blood cells, processed by the liver.

• Albumin

  The most plentiful protein in your blood, made by the liver.

• Lipid Profile

  Total cholesterol, HDL, LDL and triglycerides: the main fats carried in your blood.

• Apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1)

  The main protein in HDL cholesterol particles.

• Apolipoprotein B (ApoB)

  The main protein on LDL and similar cholesterol-carrying particles, one per particle.

• Fasting Insulin

  The level of insulin, the hormone that moves sugar into your cells, after a period without eating.

• Ferritin

  The protein that stores iron, reflecting your body’s iron reserves.

• Iron

  The amount of iron circulating in your blood.

• UIBC (Unsaturated Iron-Binding Capacity)

  How much more iron your blood’s iron-transport protein could carry.

• TSAT (Transferrin Saturation)

  The share of your blood’s iron-transport protein (transferrin) that is carrying iron.

The list of markers is from Choose Health's own Comprehensive Liver Function Test page. The short descriptions are ours.