The liver plays a key role in bilirubin conjugation and excretion. Any disruption in this process-;whether in the production, metabolism, or excretion of bilirubin-;leads to conditions such as ...

Conjugation of bilirubin and delivery to the intestine doesn't necessarily lead to excretion of the substance. Neonatal intestines contain beta-glucuronidase, an enzyme capable of reducing ...

CONJUGATED bilirubins (esters) are formed within the liver cells from bilirubin and glucuronic or sulphuric acid. These compounds are very unstable because of the highly reactive central methylene ...

IT has been observed that in the study of patients hospitalized for investigation of liver or gall-bladder disease, or both, studies of bromsulfalein excretion and cholecystography are often done ...