Enhanced acetaminophen toxicity in rats
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Sonia M. F. de Morais; Dr. Peter G. Wells
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Article
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1989
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Glucuronidation is the major pathway for elimination of acetaminophen, diverting it from the toxifying pathway catalyzed by cytochromes P-450. A genetic deficiency in bilirubin UDP-glucuronyl transferase may predispose humans and animals to the toxicity of drugs that are extensively glucuronidated,