metabolic half-life

synonym: metabolic half-time
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.MT06830
Time required for one-half of the quantity of a substance in the body to be metabolised.
Source:
PAC, 2004, 76, 1033. (Glossary of terms used in toxicokinetics (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)) on page 1059 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'metabolic half-life' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.MT06830 RIS BibTex EndNote
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