potentiation

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Dependent action in which a substance or physical agent at a concentration or @DT07361@ that does not itself have an @AT06809@ enhances the harm done by another substance or physical agent.
See also:
antagonism
,
synergism (in toxicology)
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 2003. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)) on page 2085 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'potentiation' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04788 RIS BibTex EndNote
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