CONGENITAL defects in bilirubin metabolism are a relatively infrequent cause of jaundice. If neonatal jaundice is excluded, they can be divided into two groups of cases, depending on whether the ...

Case reports of C.I. and C.S. are as follows: C.I., a 27-year-old man, was born in Greece and emigrated to this country as a child. At the age of 4 years, jaundice was detected clinically for the 1st ...

Bilirubin, the primary breakdown product of hemoproteins, particularly hemoglobin, plays a key role in the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of liver diseases. In acute liver diseases, such as ...

Extract: The development of hepatic uptake, conjugation, and excretion of bilirubin was investigated in newborn and in adult guinea pigs. Excretion of conjugated bilirubin from liver is rate-limiting ...

IN mammals the haem groups of haemoglobin are not re-utilized when red cells break down, but are converted to bilirubin (Fig. 1). This pigment is excreted into the bile as a diglucuronide. The reason ...

The metabolic process of bilirubin has been a focus in medical research since the abnormal accumulation of bilirubin has been found to be associated with a variety of diseases. Bilirubin is a ...

The strategy includes examination of infant eye color, stool color, and prior laboratory results to assess whether drawing a direct or conjugated bilirubin level is warranted. HealthDay News — In a ...

Leima Geeteshwori Moirangthem One of the most frequent clinical disorderseen in babies in their early year is neonatal ...