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Sorption Detoxification MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Sorption Detoxification
Tree Number(s)
E02.912
Unique ID
D016060
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016060
Scope Note
Elimination of toxic or biologically active substances from body fluids by interaction with a sorbent medium. The types of media include absorbents, adsorbents, ion-exchange materials, and complexing agents. Detoxification can be extracorporeal (hemodialysis, hemofiltration, hemoperfusion, plasmapheresis), or occur inside the body (enterosorption, peritoneal dialysis).
Entry Version
SORPTION DETOX
Entry Term(s)
Detoxication, Sorption
Sorption Detoxication
Previous Indexing
Adsorption (1977-1982)
Hemoperfusion (1983-1990)
Public MeSH Note
91
History Note
91
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1990/02/12
Revision Date
1993/06/03
Sorption Detoxification Preferred
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