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bile pigment

[′bīl ′pig·mənt]
(biochemistry)
Either of two colored organic compounds found in bile: bilirubin and biliverdin.
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Bile pigments are colored materials that are contained in the juice the liver pours out into the intestines.
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However, it was not until I joined the Bruce Ames laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley, in early 1986 that I was presented with the opportunity to work with this golden bile pigment as a postdoctoral scientist.
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Bile pigment may be encountered in patients with marked hyperbilirubinemia and affords the dura a green-yellow coloration.
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This is because their livers are not working efficiently and yellowing of the skin is caused by a build-up of bile pigment.
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