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Neonatal Phototherapy: How Blue Light Bypasses Bilirubin Conjugation
Phototherapy does not switch on neonatal bilirubin-conjugating enzymes. It converts unconjugated bilirubin into more polar photoisomers; distinguishing reversible isomers from lumirubin explains how light lowers bilirubin and what to monitor.