A PROCESS AND A REAGENT KIT FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE METABOLIC STATE RELATED TO THE CARBOHYDRATE AND LIPID METABOLISM OF A HUMAN ORGANISM

摘要

The invention refers to a process for the examination of the metabolic state related to the carbohydrate and lipid metabolism of a human organism, thus, for the detection of the healthy or ill state. According to the invention, the number and/or one or more characteristics of the mitochondria that are present in the leukocyte cells separated from the blood sample of the individual to be examined and/or the amount of nitric oxide produced in the leucocyte cells are determined in a manner known per se, and, based on the values obtained, the state of the individual examined is evaluated.