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Concept information
Preferred term
pharmacokinetics
Type
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Topic
Definition
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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.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Synonyms
- drug absorption
- drug biotransformation
- drug kinetics
- drug metabolism
- toxicokinetics
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/34640
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