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  • Title: [Metabolism of bile pigments in the intestine].
    Author: Corongiu B, Roth M.
    Journal: Ann Biol Clin (Paris); 1990; 48(1):9-15. PubMed ID: 2306027.
    Abstract:
    This review discusses the knowledge on the transformation of bilirubin into urobilinoids before its elimination from the organism. The following aspects are presented: mechanism of bilirubin reduction by anaerobic intestinal bacteria, structure of the resulting urobilinoids, and enterohepatic circulation of the latter. Investigations on the reduction of bilirubin by intestinal bacteria in vitro are described, and the diagnostic value of urobilinoids determination is discussed.
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