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English: Simplified schematic of the key pathways of paracetamol metabolism in the human body. The first step in conversion of paracetamol to NAPQI has been omitted for clarity.
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   Pathways to non-toxic metabolites
   Pathway to toxic metabolites ( CYP-mediated)
   Detoxification pathway
Abbreviations
GlcA, glucuronic acid; GSH, glutathione; NAPQI, N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine.
Português: Esquema simplificado das principais vias de biotransformação do paracetamol em humanos. Para maior clareza, omitiu-se a primeira etapa da conversão do paracetamol à N-acetil-benzoquinoneimina.
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Legenda
   Vias de conversão a metabólitos atóxicos
   Via de conversão a metabólitos tóxicos (mediada pelo sistema P450)
   Via de detoxificação
Abreviações
GlcA, ácido glicurônico; GSH, glutationa; NAPQI, N-acetil-benzoquinoneimina.
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Date 18 January 2009
Source Own work, after Henry, John (1995). “ Poisoning”, in Marshall, William Leonard. Clinical biochemistry: metabolic and clinical aspects, p. 666, Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, ISBN 9780443043413; and Hendrickson, Robert G.; Kenneth E. Bizovi (2006). “ Acetaminophen”, in Nelson, Lewis H.; Flomenbaum, Neal; Goldfrank, Lewis R. et al. Goldfrank's toxicologic emergencies, p. 525, New York: McGraw-Hill, ISBN 9780071437639. Both retrieved on January 18, 2009 through Google Book Search.
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