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Comparison of serum bile acids with standard liver function tests in the diagnosis of liver disease. 1989

S Agha, and S J Zuberi

Postprandial sera of seventy patients with liver disease (hepatitis 30, cirrhosis 19, liver cancer 21) were analysed for total serum bile acids. The mean values observed in hepatitis (169.0 mumol/L), cirrhosis (112.15) and liver cancer (86.44) were significantly higher (p less than 0.001) than in normal (19.45). The frequency of abnormal bile acids was greater than that of the standard liver function tests except for alkaline phosphatase in liver cancer.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008107	Liver Diseases	Pathological processes of the LIVER.	Liver Dysfunction,Disease, Liver,Diseases, Liver,Dysfunction, Liver,Dysfunctions, Liver,Liver Disease,Liver Dysfunctions
D008111	Liver Function Tests	Blood tests that are used to evaluate how well a patient's liver is working and also to help diagnose liver conditions.	Function Test, Liver,Function Tests, Liver,Liver Function Test,Test, Liver Function,Tests, Liver Function
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001647	Bile Acids and Salts	Steroid acids and salts. The primary bile acids are derived from cholesterol in the liver and usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. The secondary bile acids are further modified by bacteria in the intestine. They play an important role in the digestion and absorption of fat. They have also been used pharmacologically, especially in the treatment of gallstones.	Bile Acid,Bile Salt,Bile Salts,Bile Acids,Acid, Bile,Acids, Bile,Salt, Bile,Salts, Bile