The formation of cerebrospinal fluid xanthochromia after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Enzymatic conversion of hemoglobin to bilirubin by the arachnoid and choroid plexus.
D000818:Animals; D001099:Arachnoid / Q000201:enzymology*; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D002831:Choroid Plexus / Q000201:enzymology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010105:Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000378:metabolism*
D006454:Hemoglobins; D010105:Oxygenases; D001663:Bilirubin