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ALPHA HALF-LIFE [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Biochemistry
CONT

Since absorption rates, volumes of distribution and elimination rates differ greatly among the benzodiazepine derivatives... Two half-lives can be described: the alpha half-life, the rate of decline in plasma concentrations due to the process of drug redistribution from the central to the peripheral compartment, and the beta half-life, the rate of decline due to the process of drug elimination due to metabolism.

Key term(s)
  • alpha half life

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Biochimie
CONT

Dexrazoxane chlorhydrate. [...] Demi-Vie. Après administration intraveineuse, la demi-vie d'élimination est biphasique : - la demi-vie alpha se situe entre 10 et 20 minutes, - la demi-vie bêta se situe entre 2 et 3 heures. Elle peut être allongée en cas d'insuffisance rénale.

Spanish

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