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Descriptor English: Urobilinogen
Descriptor Spanish: Urobilinógeno
Descriptor uribilinógeno
Scope note: Compuesto incoloro, formado en los intestinos mediante la reducción de bilirrubina. Una parte se excreta en las heces, donde es oxidado a urobilina. Otra parte se reabsorbe y se re-excreta en la bilis como bilirrubina. A veces, se re-excreta en la orina, donde más tarde puede ser oxidada a urobilina.
Descriptor Portuguese: Urobilinogênio
Descriptor French: Urobilinogène
Tree number(s): D03.383.129.578.840.249.852
D03.633.400.909.249.852
D04.345.783.249.852
D23.767.193.852
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014558
Scope note: A colorless compound formed in the intestines by the reduction of bilirubin. Some is excreted in the feces where it is oxidized to urobilin. Some is reabsorbed and re-excreted in the bile as bilirubin. At times, it is re-excreted in the urine, where it may be later oxidized to urobilin.
Annotation: a bile pigment; /biosyn /physiol permitted
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Registry Number: 14684-37-8
CAS Type 1 Name: 21H-Biline-8,12-dipropanoic acid, 2,17-diethyl-1,4,5,10,15,16,19,22,23,24-decahydro-3,7,13,18-tetramethyl-1,19-dioxo-
DeCS ID: 14958
Unique ID: D014558
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/01
Urobilinogen - Preferred
Concept UI M0022380
Scope note A colorless compound formed in the intestines by the reduction of bilirubin. Some is excreted in the feces where it is oxidized to urobilin. Some is reabsorbed and re-excreted in the bile as bilirubin. At times, it is re-excreted in the urine, where it may be later oxidized to urobilin.
Preferred term Urobilinogen



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