Conversion by the Liver of Inactive Molecules into Toxic Molecules

McLean, A. E. M.

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A. E. M. McLean³

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Poisons can be classified into four types: non-specific; reactive; those with high specificity; and those requiring modification before they are toxic (lethal synthesis).

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Department of Experimental Pathology, University College Hospital Medical School, London, UK
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Biochemical Mechanisms Section, Toxicology Research Unit, M.R.C. Laboratories, Carshalton, Surrey, UK
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McLean, A.E.M. (1971). Conversion by the Liver of Inactive Molecules into Toxic Molecules. In: Aldridge, W.N. (eds) A Symposium on Mechanisms of Toxicity. Biological Council. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01085-1_15

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