Term Name: detoxification
Synonyms:
Definition: Any process that reduces or removes the toxicity of a toxic substance. These may include transport of the toxic substance away from sensitive areas and to compartments or complexes whose purpose is sequestration of the toxic substance.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0098754]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: response to toxic substance
has parts: xenobiotic detoxification by transmembrane export across the cell outer membrane xenobiotic detoxification by transmembrane export across the plasma membrane
is a type of: biological_process
has subtype: cellular detoxification detoxification of arsenic-containing substance detoxification of free heme detoxification of inorganic compound detoxification of nitrogen compound mycothiol-dependent detoxification self-resistance to endogenously produced metabolite toxin catabolic process
inverse capable_of: hepatocyte