Bilirubin metabolism was studied in dog and monkey fetuses. Bilirubin-3H was administered to fetal animals in utero by prolonged intravenous infusion. Fetal plasma disappearance, hepatic uptake, biliary excretion, and placental transfer of bilirubin-3H were measured.
Ralph B. Bernstein, Miles J. Novy, George J. Piasecki, Roger Lester, Benjamin T. Jackson