Abstract
The normal destruction of red blood cells accounts for 80 to 90 per cent of the bilirubin production in the adult. In the newborn infant it accounts for 75 per cent or less; the remainder comes from the catabolism of tissue haeme and ineffective erythropoiesis, that is, the destruction of red blood cells precursors in the bone marrow or soon after their release into the blood.
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© 1979 G. J. Ebrahim
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Ebrahim, G.J. (1979). Jaundice. In: Care of the Newborn in Developing Countries. Macmillan Tropical Community Health Manuals. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15991-8_12
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