| 1. | Bile pigments are the breakdown products of heme.
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| 2. | The lack of stercobilin and other bile pigments causes feces to become clay-colored.
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| 3. | Besides his studies in haemophilia, Addis made many contributions to the understanding of bile pigment metabolism.
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| 4. | Inflammation of the liver can cause the eyes and skin to turn yellow from a buildup of bile pigments.
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| 5. | He made contributions in his research of uric acid and in his extensive studies of tyrosine and bile pigments.
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| 6. | Most of the above-described syntheses have application in the synthesis of porphyrins, bile pigments, and dipyrrins.
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| 7. | "' Biliverdin "'is a green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, and is a product of heme catabolism.
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| 8. | The yellowing is a result of a buildup of bile pigments in the blood that follows the liver damage from the hepatitis.
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| 9. | The presence of pale stools and dark urine suggests an obstructive or post-hepatic cause as normal feces get their color from bile pigments.
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| 10. | When the gallbladder is acutely inflamed, it's usually because stones _ clumps of fatty material or bile pigment _ have accumulated inside it.
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