Formation of bilirubin photoisomers is rapid, ... Therefore, we retrospectively abstracted from the charts the hemoglobin values of our patients at the time of phototherapy.

Some 60% of normal newborns become clinically jaundiced sometime during the first week of life. Unconjugated (indirect) hyperbilirubinemia occurs as a result of excessive bilirubin formation and ...

Enzymatic Formation of Bilirubin. Authors: Robert F. Troxler, Ph.D., and Roger ... Since it is generally accepted that heme exerts end-product control over the rate of heme-precursor formation, ...

Lumirubin formation is the rate-limiting step in bilirubin elimination, rather than excretion, and is influenced by light spectrum, light intensity, and surface area of exposed skin.