What is the pigments produced by the breaking down of red blood cells in the liver?

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The dead RBCs are broken down in the liver.
The hemoglobin inside them is broken down into heme and globin.
The further breakdown of heme results in the formation of bile pigments.
These pigments are biliverdin and bilirubin.

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