Enterosorption
| Definition: |
Adsorption of substances from the gastrointestinal tract onto an orally administered sorbent medium like activated charcoal. This technique is used to eliminate toxic and some biologically active substances and serves to modify the lipid and amino acid spectrum of the intestinal contents. |
| Notes: |
a type of sorption detoxification: do not use Dorland: read MeSH definition; do not use /util except by MeSH definition |
| Previously Indexed: |
Adsorption (1983-1990),Intestinal Absorption (1983-1990) |
Enterosorption Definitions and Terms
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