Item#: 127-10 BILIRUBIN, Unconjugated (Indirect)

Indirect Bilirubin (unconjugated) BULK QUANTITIES from 100-5000 grams. Custom Fills of indirect Bilirubin available on bulk orders.

Other Bilirubin products available:
127-10 BILIRUBIN Unconjugated (Indirect)
910-10 BILIRUBIN Conjugated (Direct)

Bilirubin (also known as unconjugated or indirect bilirubin )is formed when red blood cells die and their hemoglobin is broken down within the macrophages to haem and globins. In diseases where too much hemooglobin is broken down or the removal of bilirubin does not function properly, the accumulating bilirubin in the body causes jaundice. When bilirubin is detected in the urine, bilirubin may signal underlying liver disease that can result in jaundice (excessive bilirubin stains the fatty tissues in the skin, causing a yellow appearance

Indirect Bilirubin article: Bilirubin an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts of bilirubin in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice. Bilirubin is also known as hematoidin and haematoidin. Reasonable levels of bilirubin can be beneficial to the organism. Bilirubin research suggests that bilirubin can protect tissue(s) against oxidative damage caused by free radicals and other reactive oxygen species.