Controversies in bilirubin biochemistry and their clinical relevance

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 141-147

  McDonagh, Antony F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilirubin; Hemolysis; Jaundice; Kernicterus; Neonatal

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; BILIVERDIN; MINOCYCLINE;

ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN METABOLISM; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATABOLISM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; ISOMER; KERNICTERUS; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

ANIMALS; BILIRUBIN; BILIVERDINE; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, NEONATAL; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOTOTHERAPY;

EID: 77953291331     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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