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pusinės eliminacijos laikas

English translation: Elimination half-life


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06:19 Aug 20, 2009
Lithuanian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Lithuanian term or phrase: pusinės eliminacijos laikas
Sveikiems savanoriams išgėrus alfakalcidolio su maistu, jo pusinės eliminacijos laikas buvo 5 valandos
Olga Prisekina-Olrichs
Netherlands
Local time: 05:27
English translation:Elimination half-life
Explanation:
Definition for "elimination half-life":
The biological half-life or elimination half life of a substance is the time it takes for a substance (drug, radioactive nuclide, or other) to lose half of its pharmacologic, physiologic, or radiologic activity, as per the MeSH definition.
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Gintautas Kaminskas
United States
Local time: 22:27
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5 +1Elimination half-life
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Elimination half-life


Explanation:
Definition for "elimination half-life":
The biological half-life or elimination half life of a substance is the time it takes for a substance (drug, radioactive nuclide, or other) to lose half of its pharmacologic, physiologic, or radiologic activity, as per the MeSH definition.



    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elimination_half-life
Gintautas Kaminskas
United States
Local time: 22:27
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