Injury of either causes release of the enzyme into the blood. Serum Glutamic-pyruvic Transaminase is found more specifically in the liver. Bilirubin is a yellowish pigment that is a breakdown product of hemoglobin and is Processed and excreted by the liver. Others Glucose is used as the primary source of energy for the body. Total protein is the sum of the circulating proteins in the serum and is difficult to interpret without knowledge of the individual fractions.
Albumin is a protein made in the liver.
It is decreased in liver, kidney, GI, and chronic disease and malnutrition. It is increased in dehydration. Globulin is the other major protein in the serum. Globin composes most of the fraction of total protein that is not albumin. Uric Acid is an end product of uricotelic metabolism.