RT Book, Section
A1 Lehman-McKeeman, Lois D.
A2 Klaassen, Curtis D.
A2 Watkins, John B.
SR Print(0)
ID 6479853
T1 Chapter 5. Absorption, Distribution, and Excretion of Toxicants
T2 Casarett & Doull's Essentials of Toxicology, 2e
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-162240-0
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6479853
RD 2024/04/24
AB Absorption  is  the  transfer  of  a  chemical  from  the  site  of  exposure,  usually  an  external  or  internal  body  surface,  into  the  systemic  circulation.Toxicants  are  removed  from  the  systemic  circulation  by  biotransformation,  excretion,  and  storage  at  various  sites  in  the  body.Excretion  is  the  removal  of  xenobiotics  from  the  blood  and  their  return  to  the  external  environment  via  urine,  feces,  or  exhalation.