A nurse is explaining drug metabolism to a nursing student who asks about glucuronidation. The nurse knows that this is a process that allows drugs to be:
A) excreted in hydrolyzed form in the feces to reduce drug toxicity.
B) reabsorbed from the urine into the renal circulation to minimize drug loss.
C) recycled via the enterohepatic recirculation to remain in the body longer.
D) transported across the renal tubules to be excreted in the urine.
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