Transport of Bilirubin

Transport of Bilirubin Transport  of Bilirubin Unconjugated bilirubin (UCB), the principal mammalian bile pigment, is the end intravascular product of heme catabolism. Bilirubin is toxic to tissues; therefore, it is transported in the blood bound to albumin. Bilirubin in the bloodstream is usually in a free, or unconjugated, state. Bilirubin leaves the site of production in the reticuloendothelial system and […]