Bile Acids (in blood)

This photometric assay is intended for the quantitative determination of bile acids in serum. 

An hereditary or acquired dysfunction of the liver, e. g. caused by infections, meta-bolic diseases, drugs or toxins, causes detectable changes of bile acid concentrations in blood.

Bile acids in blood are a sensitive marker for liver diseases and are suited for early indicator for e. g. toxic effects on the liver (drugs, alcohol, solvent exposure etc.).

Together with the rather unspecific symptom pruritus, elevated bile acid levels in blood define the clinical picture of intrahepatic cholestase during pregnancy (ICP).