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BCHEM 458 — METABOLISM OF DRUGS AND HEALTH RISK TOXICANTS

BSc BSc Biochemistry · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Sources of foreign compounds/non-nutrients/toxicants. Principles of the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of foreign compounds/toxicants. Factors affecting disposition of foreign compounds/toxicants and the types of toxic effect they may cause. Specific examples of toxicity and their underlying mechanisms. Measurement of toxicity and of toxicants. Prevention of toxicity.

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