Abstract
Radiochemically pure biliverdin-C14 was administered intravenously to rats prepared with an external biliary fistula. A major fraction of the pigment was rapidly reduced to bilirubin and was recovered from the bile as conjugated bilirubin-C14. The results are consistent with the view that bili-verdin may be an intermediate in the degradation of hemoglobin to bilirubin.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 681-683 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine |
Volume | 117 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1964 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)