Bile pigment

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

stercobilin, urobilin

Broader Terms

pigment, tetrapyrrole

Narrower Terms

bilirubin

Related Terms

jaundice, porphobilinogen

Scope Note

pigments that give a characteristic color to bile including: bilirubin, biliverdine, and bilicyanin.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• 1 1 From the Laboratory of Research Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia The data obtained from the experiments on dogs reported in this paper lead us to conclude that bile pigment is not absorbed from the gall bladder bile.
• The excretion of iron and bile pigment is independent of the volume of bile.
• Bile pigment is produced regularly when old red blood cells are broken down, mainly by the spleen.
• In some blood disorders where the red cells are destroyed, more bile pigment is produced.
• In both, the bulk of bile pigment is bilirubin diglucuronoside.

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