The infusion of a closely related derivative of bilirubin, its dimethyl diester (DME), into jaundiced (jj) Gunn rats was associated with biliary excretion of mono-and diglucuronides of bilirubin. In uitro incubation of DME with liver microsomes from jj rats demonstrated sequential demethylation and
THE physiology of jaundice: Molecular and functional characterization of the Crigler-Najjar syndromes
β Scribed by Carl L. Berg
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 439 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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