Editing Bilirubin (section)

=====Half-life=====

The half-life of delta bilirubin is equivalent to that of [[human serum albumin|albumin]] since the former is bound to the latter, yields 2–3 weeks.<ref name="Kalakonda John 2019 p.">{{cite book |title=StatPearls |vauthors=Kalakonda A, John S |publisher=StatPearls Publishing |year=2019 |location=Treasure Island (FL) |chapter=Physiology, Bilirubin article-18281 |pmid=29261920 |quote=This fraction of conjugated bilirubin gets covalently bound to albumin, and is called delta bilirubin or delta fraction or biliprotein. As the delta bilirubin is bound to albumin, its clearance from serum takes about 12–14 days (equivalent to the half-life of albumin) in contrast to the usual 2 to 4 hours (half-life of bilirubin). |access-date=2019-12-22 |chapter-url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470290/}}</ref><ref name="Medscape Reference 2019" />

A free-of-bound bilirubin has a half-life of 2 to 4 hours.<ref name="Kalakonda John 2019 p." />

{{further|Bilirubin glucuronide}}