- unconjugated bilirubin
- the lipid-soluble form of bilirubin that circulates in loose association with the plasma proteins; called also indirect b.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Bilirubin — Bilirubin … Wikipedia
bilirubin-glucuronoside glucuronosyltransferase — Bilirubin monoglucuronide transglucuronidase; a transferase that transfers a glucuronoside from one molecule of bilirubin glucuronoside to another, forming bilirubin bisglucuronoside and unconjugated bilirubin (a step in heme catabolism) … Medical dictionary
bilirubin — A yellow bile pigment found as sodium bilirubinate (soluble), or as an insoluble calcium salt in gallstones; formed from hemoglobin during normal and abnormal destruction of erythrocytes by the reticuloendothelial … Medical dictionary
unconjugated — un·con·ju·gat·ed kän jə .gāt əd adj not chemically conjugated <unconjugated bilirubin> … Medical dictionary
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unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia — hyperbilirubinemia due to excessive bilirubin production (hemolysis), to defective clearance of bilirubin from the blood by the liver, or to defective conjugation by the liver; it includes hemolytic states, Crigler Najjar syndrome, Gilbert… … Medical dictionary
indirect bilirubin — unconjugated b … Medical dictionary
UCB — unconjugated bilirubin … Medical dictionary
UCB — • unconjugated bilirubin … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
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