Explain how the body catabolizes hemoglobin in both extravascular and intravascular hemolysis

What will be an ideal response?

Answer: Extravascular: Hemoglobin dissociates into heme + globin; globin goes amino acid pool where it is reutilized; heme → biliverdin → bilirubin bilirubin + albumin → bilirubin diglucuronide → urobilinogen → stool and urine excretion.

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