#liver function

• Albumin — A macromolecular protein soluble in water and dilute salt solutions, coagulable by heat, present in large quantities in blood plasma, lymph, egg white, and some plant seeds, playing an essential role in maintaining osmotic pressure and transporting nutrients.
• Albuminemia — The presence and concentration of albumin in the blood plasma; a clinical laboratory test used for the quantitative determination of this protein fraction, serving as a fundamental indicator of nutritional status, liver synthesis function, and kidney glomerular permeability.
• Ammoniemia — The presence and concentration of ammonia or ammonium ions in the circulating blood. Normally, its level is kept very low through its rapid conversion into urea in the liver; the quantitative determination of amoniemie is crucial for diagnosing severe hepatic insufficiency, advanced cirrhosis, or inborn errors of metabolism within the urea cycle.
• Arginase — A highly crucial hydrolytic enzyme, primarily located in the cytoplasm of hepatocytes, which catalyzes the final phase of the urea cycle. This structural biocatalyst splits arginine into ornithine and urea, facilitating the efficient elimination of toxic ammonia resulting from protein metabolism and thus preventing severe neurological disorders.