Jaundice

Bilirubin Chemistry.- An Overview of Bilirubin Chemistry.- The Conjugates of Bilirubin.- Discussion Period R.Schmid, Chariman.- Bilirubin Production.- Bilirubin Metabolism: An Overview.- Bilirubin Production from Non-Erythroid Sources.- Bilirubin Production from Erythroid Sources.- Induction Mechanisms for Bile Pigment Formation.- Carbon Monoxide Production as a Measurement of Heme Catabolism.- Discussion Period R.Lester, Chairman.- Bilirubin Throughput.- Total Body Handling of Bilirubin.- The Hepatic Uptake Process: Its Implications for Bilirubin Transport.- Protein Binding and Conjugation of Bilirubin in the Liver Cell.- Discussion Period H. O. Wheeler, Chairman.- Biliary Secretion.- Principles of Biliary Secretion.- Physiological Considerations in the Planning of Studies of Cholestasis.- Canalicular Anion Transport, Pathogenetic Mechanisms and a Steady State Distributed Model for Measuring Kinetics.- Discussion Period A. Sass-Kortsak, Chairman.- Disorders of Bilirubin Metabolism.- Hemolysis, Jaundice and Liver Disease.- The Functional Basis of Physiologic Jaundice of the Newborn.- Photopharmacology and Bilirubin.- Discussion Period A. Sass-Kortsak, Chairman.- Extrahepatic Biliary Obstruction.- The Future of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) as a Clinical and Research Tool.- The Advantages of Pre-operative Umbilicoportal Catheterization and Venography in Extrahepatic Biliary Obstruction.- Biliary Excretory Function and Excretory Patterns in Infantile Cryptogenic Cholestasis.- Discussion Period N. B. Javitt Chairman.- Intrahepatic Cholestasis.- Causation and Consequences of Cholestasis: An Overview.- Non-Steroid Drug Induced Cholestasis and Experimental Cholestasis.- Bile Canalicular Structure and Function.- An Ultrastructural Look at Intrahepatic Cholestasis.- Current Status of Cholestasis Induced by Monohydroxy Bile Acids.- Discussion Period J. W. Steiner M. M. Fisher, Chairmen.- Contributors.