Select a language: bil·i·ru·bi·ne·mi·a n.bilirrubinemia, presencia excesiva de bilirrubina en la sangre, causando destrucción de eritrocitos. English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012 Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or...
Because of a relatively high concentration of unconjugated bilirubin in bile, pigment stones are common. 19.8.1.3.1.1 Laboratory tests Serum bilirubin levels usually range from 20 to 25 mg/dL, but may reach 50 mg/dL [186–188]. Serum bilirubin is unconjugated, and there is no bilirubinuria....
More accurate measurement of bilirubin and its conjugates by high-performance liquid chromatography reveals that conjugated bilirubin constitutes only about 4% to 5% of total bilirubin in normal sera. This corresponds to a serum level of less than 1 µmol/L. By such methods, the upper limit ...
Too little or too much urobilinogen could be a sign of pathology. A urinalysis (urine test) will help determine urobilinogen levels and a possible cause of disease. What is considered a high level of urobilinogen? Urobilinogen urine levels that exceed 1.0 mg/dL are considered high. ...
High bilirubin levels might be a symptom of liver disease in adults or older children, but it can be common in newborns. Bilirubin is a naturally occurring organic molecule that appears in bile, blood, urine and body fluids as a result of the breakdown of red blood cells. It is classified...
The successive volumes in the 'Recent Advances in Paediatrics' series have provided reviews of current progress which have maintained a consistently high standard. In general, the aim seems to have been to give an overall picture of the state of a particular subject rather than to report very ...
The first aim of this work was to apply a sensitive, spe- cific high-performance liquid chromatography method (10) to assess tissue UCB levels spontaneously present in Gunn (jj) rats with jaundice due to a homozygous mutation, lead- ing to loss of function of bilirubin-UDP glucuronosyl ...
Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) hydrolyzes numerous peptides and is a critical participant in blood pressure regulation and vascular remodeling. Elevated tissue ACE levels are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular and respiratory disord
The protein levels were detected by Tanon high-sig ECL Western blotting substrate (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA) using a gel imaging system (Tanon 5200 Multi Chemiluminescent System, Shanghai, China). All protein levels were normalized to β-actin. 2.18. qRT-PCR analysis The ...
e-mail: abrito@ff.ul.pt In neonatal jaundice, high levels of unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) may induce neurological dysfunction (BIND). Recently, it was observed that UCB induces alterations on brain microvasculature, which may facilitate its entrance into the brain, but li...