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detoxification
(redirected from Detoxication)

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detoxification [dē‚täk·sə·fə′kā ·shən]
(biochemistry)
The act or process of removing a poison or the toxic properties of a substance in the body.


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The Church of Scientology received 122,500 dollars, and the amount was spread out to the various organisations, with the New York Rescue Workers Detoxication Fund getting 67,500 dollars, the Celebrity Centre in Hollywood 50,000 dollars and ABLE, another Scientology offshoot, getting 5,000 dollars.
MT plays important roles in the detoxication of heavy metals, in the homeostasis of essential metals, and in the scavenging of free radicals (Kagi 1991; Klaassen et al.
It was suggested that intake of ginger oil may affect the host enzymes associated with activation and detoxication of xenobiotic compounds, including chemical carcinogens and mutagens (Banerjee et al.
 
 
 
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