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toxicity

[täk′sis·əd·ē]
(pharmacology)
The quality of being toxic.
The kind and amount of poison or toxin produced by a microorganism, or possessed by a chemical substance not of biological origin.
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Ammonia toxicity for living cells is well recognized in vitro and in vivo.
Effect of dipeptides on in vitro maturation, fertilization and subsequent embryonic development of porcine oocytes
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The build up of liver enzymes can lead to ammonia toxicity, encephalopathy (confusion), coma and even death.
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