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Dead red blood cells turning into yellow proof your liver is working.
means A yellowish-orange pigment made when the body breaks down old red blood cells, processed by the liver and excreted in bile.
from Coined from Latin 'bilis' (bile) plus 'ruber' (red) — a straightforward 19th-century chemist's label describing exactly what it is: the red-tinged pigment found in bile. It was first isolated and named as scientists worked out the chemistry of bile pigments, distinguishing it from biliverdin, its greener cousin (from 'bilis' plus 'viridis,' green).
- origin
- byproduct of hemoglobin breakdown in old red cells
- color clue
- makes bruises yellow and newborns jaundiced
- liver job
- liver converts it so bile can excrete it
- excess warning
- buildup signals liver or bile duct trouble