Structure and metabolism of natural and synthetic bilirubins

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 21, Issue , 2001, Pages S13-S16

  Lightner, David A ^a   McDonagh, Antony F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE PIGMENT; BILIRUBIN; BILIRUBIN DERIVATIVE; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; PROPIONIC ACID;

ACIDIFICATION; BILIRUBIN METABOLISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIVER METABOLISM; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BILIRUBIN; HYDROGEN BONDING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROPIONIC ACIDS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RATS; RATS, GUNN;

EID: 0035683829     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7210626     Document Type: Article

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