"Liver Function Tests" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Blood tests that are used to evaluate how well a patient's liver is working and also to help diagnose liver conditions.
| Descriptor ID |
D008111
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.372.460
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| Concept/Terms |
Liver Function Tests- Liver Function Tests
- Function Test, Liver
- Function Tests, Liver
- Liver Function Test
- Test, Liver Function
- Tests, Liver Function
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Liver Function Tests" by people in this website by year, and whether "Liver Function Tests" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Liver Function Tests" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluation of Liver Maximum Capacity Measurements to Monitor Hepatocellular Function During Extended Normothermic Machine Perfusion. Transplantation. 2026 Feb 01; 110(2):e395-e404.
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Newer formulations of oral testosterone undecanoate: development and liver side effects. Sex Med Rev. 2025 Jan 31; 13(1):33-40.
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Acute Changes in Liver Function Tests During Initiation of Ketogenic Diet. J Child Neurol. 2024 Oct; 39(11-12):395-402.
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Best practices for detection, assessment and management of suspected immune-mediated liver injury caused by immune checkpoint inhibitors during drug development. J Autoimmun. 2020 11; 114:102514.
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AGA Institute Rapid Review of the Gastrointestinal and Liver Manifestations of COVID-19, Meta-Analysis of International Data, and Recommendations for the Consultative Management of Patients with COVID-19. Gastroenterology. 2020 Jul; 159(1):320-334.e27.
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Consensus guidelines: best practices for detection, assessment and management of suspected acute drug-induced liver injury occurring during clinical trials in adults with chronic cholestatic liver disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020 01; 51(1):90-109.
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Liver transplantation in propionic and methylmalonic acidemia: A single center study with literature review. Mol Genet Metab. 2019 12; 128(4):431-443.
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Incidence and Etiology of Drug-Induced Liver Injury in Mainland China. Gastroenterology. 2019 06; 156(8):2230-2241.e11.
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Hepatotoxicity of Statins as Determined by Serum Alanine Aminotransferase in a Pediatric Cohort With Dyslipidemia. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 02; 68(2):175-181.
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Evaluation of Turmeric Nanoparticles as Anti-Gout Agent: Modernization of a Traditional Drug. Medicina (Kaunas). 2019 Jan 11; 55(1).