Pharmacokinetics

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Pharmacokinetics are the "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."[1]

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  1. Anonymous, (2009) Pharmacokinetics (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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