Svensk definition
Minskning av ett läkemedels eller annan kemisk substans farmakologiska aktivitet eller toxicitet i en levande organism, vanligen genom enzymatisk verkan. Processen omfattar sådan ämnesomsättning som ökar ämnets löslighet så att en snabbare utsöndring via njurarna kan ske.
Engelsk definition
Reduction of pharmacologic activity or toxicity of a drug or other foreign substance by a living system, usually by enzymatic action. It includes those metabolic transformations that make the substance more soluble for faster renal excretion.
Svenska synonymer
Metabolisk läkemedelsdetoxifiering — Metabolisk läkemedelsavgiftning
Engelska synonymer
Metabolic Inactivation — Metabolic Detoxication, Drug — Detoxication, Drug Metabolic — Drug Metabolic Detoxication — Drug Detoxication, Metabolic — Detoxication, Metabolic Drug — Metabolic Drug Detoxication — Metabolic Detoxification, Drug — Detoxification, Drug Metabolic — Drug Metabolic Detoxification — Detoxification, Drug, Metabolic — Detoxication, Drug, Metabolic — Metabolic Drug Inactivation — Drug Inactivation, Metabolic — Inactivation, Metabolic Drug