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ZERO ORDER KINETICS [1 record]

Record 1 2023-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
CONT

Nonlinear kinetics. ... elimination does not depend on the dose or concentration of a drug. The amount of drug eliminated is constant. The drug is removed by saturation of a function, such as protein binding (limiting the amount of protein available for binding), hepatic metabolism (limiting the amount of enzyme causing metabolism), or active renal transport (limiting the amount of carrier).

Key term(s)
  • zero order kinetics
  • 0-order kinetics
  • 0 order kinetics
  • non-linear kinetics
  • non linear kinetics
  • dose dependent kinetics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
CONT

Une dose d'entretien est libérée, dit-on, selon une cinétique d'ordre zéro, c'est-à-dire suivant un processus à vitesse constante.

Key term(s)
  • cinétique d'ordre 0
  • cinétique non-linéaire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacología
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