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Metabolism > Pharmacokinetics > Biotransformation > Activation, Metabolic
Physiological Phenomena > Pharmacological and Toxicological Phenomena > Pharmacokinetics > Biotransformation > Activation, Metabolic

Preferred term

Activation, Metabolic  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Metabolic Activation

Note

  • restrict to chemical changes of exogenous substances; IM general only; coordinate NIM with specific drug /pharmacokin (IM) or /metab (IM)

Scope note

  • The conversion of an exogenous substance by a biological system resulting in the production on an active metabolite.

History note

  • 2015; use Biotransformation 1980-2014

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D065767

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