Bilirubin Production and Its Measurement
Bilirubin Production and Its Measurement: Introduction Print Section Listen Neonatal jaundice is one of the first and perhaps the most common problem encountered by the practicing pediatrician. It is a…
Bilirubin Metabolism and Transport
Transport of Bilirubin: An Overview Print Section Listen Unconjugated bilirubin (UCB), the principal mammalian bile pigment, is the end intravascular product of heme catabolism. Like many weakly polar, poorly soluble…
Bilirubin and Its Various Fractions
Introduction Print Section Listen In the human fetus, as in the adult, biliverdin-IXα and any small amounts of non-IXα isomers that are formed are reduced to the corresponding bilirubins. Of…
