10 Questions
What type of process is involved when steroid hormones are conjugated with glucuronic and sulphuric acids for inactivation?
Conjugation
Which enzyme is responsible for the enzymatic oxidation of catecholamines in liver pathology?
Amino oxidase
Which hormone is primarily bound by transcortin, a transport protein, in the blood?
Glucocorticoids
What effect does liver damage have on the levels of insulin, thyroxine, androgens, and estrogens in the blood?
Rise in concentration
Which of the following processes can aggravate clinical manifestations of allergies in liver pathology?
Reduction of deamination of biologically active substances
What type of metabolism is violated in liver pathology according to the text?
Vitamin metabolism
Which of the following substances can be oxidatively deaminated in the liver?
Catecholamines
What role do Kupffer cells play in liver pathology?
Phagocytosis of microbes
Which of the following is a precursor of thyroid hormones like thyroxine and triiodothyronine?
Phenylalanine
How are steroid hormones inactivated in the liver through conjugation different from deactivation by enzymatic oxidation?
Conjugation converts to less active forms, oxidation does not
Test your knowledge about detoxification reactions and conjugation process where neutralization occurs by combining with glucuronic or sulphuric acids. Learn about inactivation of steroid hormones, bilirubin, bile acids, aromatic hydrocarbons, and more. Explore how substances are absorbed from the blood and excreted unchanged in the bile.
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