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DRUG METABOLISM [1 record]

Record 1 2022-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Medication
DEF

... the metabolic breakdown of drugs by living organisms, usually through specialized enzymatic systems.

CONT

The metabolism of pharmaceutical drugs is an important aspect of pharmacology and medicine. For example, the rate of metabolism determines the duration and intensity of a drug's pharmacologic action. Drug metabolism also affects multidrug resistance in infectious diseases and in chemotherapy for cancer ...

Key term(s)
  • metabolism of drugs
  • pharmaceutical drugs metabolism

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacodynamie
  • Médicaments

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacodinámica
  • Medicamentos
DEF

[...] descomposición metabólica de sustancias farmacéuticas [...] por parte de organismos vivos, generalmente a través de sistemas enzimáticos especializados.

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