The Liver Is Involved in Detoxification of Many Poisons and Drugs

question 32

Multiple Choice

The liver is involved in detoxification of many poisons and drugs. Which of the following structures is primarily involved in this process and therefore abundant in liver cells?

• A) rough ER
• B) smooth ER
• C) Golgi apparatus
• D) nuclear envelope
• E) transport vesicles

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