TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 7. Bilirubin Toxicity A1 - Brites, Dora A1 - Brito, Maria Alexandra A2 - Stevenson, David K. A2 - Maisels, M. Jeffrey A2 - Watchko, Jon F. PY - 2012 T2 - Care of the Jaundiced Neonate AB - For many years, unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) was thought to be a useless waste product of heme catabolism, with no physiological function, but with potential toxicity. Toxicity resulting from unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia has been known for more than a century, since the landmark study of Schmorl describing autopsy findings from 120 jaundiced infants, as cited by Hansen.1 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56322515 ER -