Effects of photo-irradiation on bilirubin binding affinity of icteric sera
Nakamura, H.; Lee, Y.; Takemoto, H.; Uetani, Y.; Matsuo, T.
Kobe Journal of Medical Sciences 27(2): 59-69
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-2513 PMID: 7278089 Document Number: 168949
Sera from 39 preterm infants and 35 fullterm infants of hyperbilirubinemia undergoing phototherapy for 48 h were assayed for unbound bilirubin by the peroxidase oxidation method. Preterm and full term infants were divided into 2 groups, respectively, according to their age at the beginning of phototherapy, i.e., early group (before 3 days of age) and late group (after 4 days of age). The influence of therapeutic light exposure on total serum bilirubin and unbound bilirubin levels was assessed.