Bile pigments in emergency and critical care medicine
Abstract Bile pigments, such as bilirubin and biliverdin, are end products of the heme degradation pathway in mammals and are widely known for their cytotoxic effects. However, recent studies have revealed that they exert cytoprotective effects through antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and immunosup...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-10-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Medical Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-022-00863-0 |