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Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

biological half life  

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  • Information Biological half-life is the time taken for concentration of a biological substance (such as a medication) to decrease from its maximum concentration (Cmax) to half of Cmax in the blood plasma.

    Created: 6/21/24

     (en)
  • Information La période biologique ou demi-vie biologique d'un élément chimique est le temps au bout duquel la moitié d’une quantité ingérée ou inhalée (telle une drogue ou un radioisotope) est éliminée de l’organisme, ou a perdu son activité biologique, par des processus purement biologiques (métabolisation, excrétion).

    Created: 6/21/24

     (fr)
  • Information Organizma, organ, doku ya da kana girmiş olan bir kimyasalın emilim, metabolize olma, boşaltım gibi tümüyle biyolojik süreçler sonucunda derişiminin yarıya düşmesi için geçmesi gereken süre.

    Source: http://terim.tuba.gov.tr/

    Created: 1/23/24

     (tr)

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  • Information

    Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

    biological half time (en)
  • Information

    Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

    half life (biological) (en)
  • Information

    Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

    half life (effective) (en)

Scope note

  • Time required by the body to eliminate one-half of the administered dose of any substance by regular process of elimination (en)

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