Fetal and neonatal bilirubin metabolism

• Main Authors: Susumu Itoh (Author), Hitoshi Okada (Author), Kosuke Koyano (Author), Shinji Nakamura (Author), Yukihiko Konishi (Author), Takashi Iwase (Author), Takashi Kusaka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Human fetal and neonatal bilirubin metabolism is centered on 4Z,15Z-bilirubin IXα (BR) due to the extremely low BR conjugating capacity of the liver. BR is a unique, highly lipophilic substance with physiological and toxic effects in the cell membranes of organs and body tissues. The fetus excretes...