Category Archives: Medical articles
Gamma-glutamyltransferase
Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT, Gamma-GT) – role in the body GGT is an enzyme that plays a [...]
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol-role in the body HDL (‘good cholesterol’) – these are lipoproteins that [...]
Hematocrit (Hct)
The role of hematocrit (Hct) in the body Hematocrit (Hct – Hematocrit) is an indicator [...]
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol-role in the body LDL (‘bad cholesterol’) – these are lipoproteins that [...]
HOMA-IR Insulin Resistance Index
HOMA-IR Insulin Resistance Index: role in the body HOMA-IR (Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance) [...]
Lactate Dehydrogenase
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) – role in the body LDH is a key enzyme involved in [...]
Antistreptolysin-O
Antistreptolysin-O (ASLO) – role in the body Anti-streptolysin-O (ASO) is an antibody produced by the [...]
Rheumatoid factor
The role of rheumatoid factor (RF) in the body Rheumatoid factor (RF) is an autoantibody [...]
Pancreatic amylase
Pancreatic amylase in the biochemical analysis of blood Pancreatic amylase is an enzyme produced by [...]
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in a blood chemistry test AST is an enzyme involved in the [...]
Uric acid
Uric acid in the biochemical analysis of blood Uric acid is the end product of [...]
Glycated hemoglobin
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in the blood test Glycated hemoglobin is a form of hemoglobin bound [...]
Ferritin
Ferritin in a biochemical blood test Ferritin is the main protein depot of iron in [...]
Total Protein
Total protein in a biochemical blood test Total protein is the total concentration of all [...]
Urea
Urea in the biochemical analysis of blood Urea is the end product of protein and [...]
C-reactive protein
C-reactive protein (CRP) CRP is an acute inflammatory protein produced by the liver in response [...]
Total Cholesterol
Total Cholesterol (TCH) Cholesterol is a fat-like substance necessary for building cell membranes, synthesizing hormones [...]
Creatinine
The role of creatinine in the body Creatinine is the end product of the breakdown [...]
Danger of using growth hormone
The use of growth hormone (somatotropin) can be dangerous, especially if it is used without [...]
Gluten and thyroid – obesity
Autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (the main cause of hypothyroidism) occur when the immune [...]