Preferred Term:
pharmacokinetics
Definition:
Dynamic and kinetic mechanisms of exogenous chemical and drug absorption; biological transport; tissue distribution; biotransformation; elimination; and toxicology as a function of dosage, and rate of metabolism. It includes toxicokinetics, the pharmacokinetic mechanism of the toxic effects of a substance. ADME and ADMET are short- hand abbreviations for absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination and toxicology.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
NALT Core
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Narrower Concepts:
Entry Terms:
- drug metabolism
- drug biotransformation
- drug absorption
- toxicokinetics
- drug kinetics
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/34640
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