IUPAC definition : Process of the uptake of potentially toxic substances by the body, the biotransformation
they undergo, the distribution of the substances and their metabolites in the tissues,
and the elimination of the substances and their metabolites from the body. Both the
amounts and the concentrations of the substances and their metabolites are studied.
The term has essentially the same meaning as pharmacokinetics, but the latter term
should be restricted to the study of pharmaceutical substances.;
Process of the uptake of potentially toxic substances by the body, the biotransformation
they undergo, the distribution of the substances and their metabolites in the tissues,
and the elimination of the substances and their metabolites from the body. Both the
amounts and the concentrations of the substances and their metabolites are studied.
The term has essentially the same meaning as pharmacokinetics, but the latter term
should be restricted to the study of pharmaceutical substances.