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Poisonous substances, consisting mainly of protein, that are a by-product of metabolism in certain organisms. Toxins that enter the body through a bacterial infection can be very harmful and can result in diseases such as tetanus and botulism.

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As for the claims that activated charcoal will help purify your body from toxins?
Could Eating Charcoal Help You Detox?|DailyBurn|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Toxins are carried out of the body through a process called adsorption.
Could Eating Charcoal Help You Detox?|DailyBurn|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Since rat root comes from a plant that grows on the edge of the lake there are concerns that the plant is carrying toxins.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He tells us about the devastating consequences of these toxins entering the watershed.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

No one really argues with the massive amount of pollution and toxins.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is small in cloudy swelling from toxins and drugs, and variable in renal tuberculosis and neoplasms.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Anemia in these cases is probably due both to toxins and to abstraction of blood.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Extracellular (or Soluble) Toxins: those which are diffused into, and held in solution by, the surrounding medium.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Filter some of the extract through a Chamberland candle and incubate the filtrate to determine the presence of soluble toxins.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
The chemical products of their mutual action are what we call ptomaines, which are partly very virulent poisons (toxins).
The Wonders of Life|Ernst Haeckel

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