How much do you know about your liver really The liver is the largest glandular organ of the body, weighing about 3 lb (1.36 kg). It is reddish brown in color and is divided into four lobes of unequal size and shape. The liver lies on the right side of the abdominal cavity beneath the […]
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You never see a march about Hepatitis C however, Hepatitis C is a disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus. Hepatitis C is one of the most common (but not the only) diseases that can be contracted through a blood transfusion in the United States. “Hepatitis C already infects three times more people […]
Diagnose With Liver Enzyme Tests Diagnosis is not the end, but the beginning of practice. Martin H. Fischer The most commonly used markers of hepatocyte injury are aspartate aminotransferase (AST), formerly serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT), formerly serum glutamate-pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]). While ALT is cytosolic, AST has both cytosolic and mitochondrial forms. […]
Help your Liver Naturally Alpha Lipoic Acid Alpha lipoic acid, also known as thioctic acid, is a disulfide compound that is a co-factor in vital energy-producing reactions in the body. ALA was discovered in 1951, and was first recognized for its effect on liver growth. In the late 1980’s it was recognized for its powerful […]