Oxidation of bilirubin by rat brain mitochondrial membranes-genetic variability.

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Bilirubin is oxidized by brain mitochondrial membranes at a rate which may contribute significantly to clearance of bilirubin from brain. Different strains of congenitally jaundiced rats (Gunn rats) vary widely as far as the mortality rate of the homozygous (jaundiced) pups. Because the ability to oxidize bilirubin in brain may protect against toxicity, we hypothesized that the ability to oxidize bilirubin would...

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