LIVER FUNCTION TESTS PROTOCOL AND SIGNIFICANCE

Biochemistry is the fascinating science, the Basis of Medicine,extensively useful to understand the diseases at molecular level This paper aims in giving state-of-the-knowledge review on liver functions and tests by descriptive diagrams and flow charts The article gives a bird?s eye view on various basic Biochemical aspects on functions of liver and metabolic reactions involved along with panel of tests. Imbalance /dysfunction / malfunctions of metabolic reactions of liver lead to diseases with clinical manifestations Disorders, Biochemical basis of the disorders, salient biochemical parameters, their levels in health and disease at one roof, aids the budding doctors to diagnose for onward appropriate treatments in treating the diseases.