Look up: urobilinogen

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   urobilinogen
   [n] - a chromogen formed in the intestine from the breakdown of bilirubin
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   urobilinogen
   <chemical> A colourless compound formed in the intestines by the reduction of bilirubin. Some is excreted in the feces where it is oxidised to urobilin. Some is reabsorbed and re-excreted in the bile as bilirubin. at times, it is re-excreted in the urine, where it may be later oxidised to urobilin. ... Chemical name: 21H-Biline-8,12-dipropanoi ...
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   urobilinogen
   stercobilinogen noun a chromogen formed in the intestine from the breakdown of bilirubin; yields urobilins on oxidation; some is excreted in the feces and some is resorbed and excreted in bile or urine
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   Urobilinogen
   `Urobilinogen` is a colourless product of bilirubin reduction. It is formed in the intestines by bacterial action. Some urobilinogen is reabsorbed, taken up by the hepatocytes into the circulation and excreted by the kidney. This constitutes the normal `intrahepatic urobilinogen cycle`. Increased amounts of bilirubin are formed in haemolysis which generate increased urobilinogen in the gut. In liver disease (such as hepatitis) the intrahepatic ...
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   urobilinogen
   (u″ro-bĭ-lin´o-jәn) a colorless compound formed in the intestines by the reduction of bilirubin; the urobilinogen in the urine normally represents about 1 per cent of the bilirubin produced in the body by the breakdown of hemoglobin. Increased amounts in the urine indicate excessive bilirubin in the blood. Ca...
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   urobilinogen
   urobilinogen A colorless compound formed in the intestines by the reduction of bilirubin. Some is excreted in the feces where it is oxidized to urobilin. Some is reabsorbed and re-excreted in the bile as bilirubin; while at times, it is re-excreted in the urine, where it may be later oxidized to urobilin.
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   urobilinogen
   Precursor of urobilin.
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