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Concept information

Preferred term

pharmacokinetics

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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.

Narrower concepts

Synonyms

  • drug absorption
  • drug biotransformation
  • drug kinetics
  • drug metabolism
  • toxicokinetics

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/34640

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