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dose-response curve — dose effect c … Medical dictionary
dose-response curve — /dohs ri spons / a curve plotting the relationship between the dose of a drug administered and its pharmacological effect. [1970 75] * * * … Universalium
dose-response curve — /dohs ri spons / a curve plotting the relationship between the dose of a drug administered and its pharmacological effect. [1970 75] … Useful english dictionary
dose-intensity curve — a graphic representation of the relationship of the intensity of effect (such as amount of vasodilation) in an individual to changes in the dose of an agent … Medical dictionary
Dose-response relationship — Semi log plots of two agonists with different Kd. The dose response relationship, or exposure response relationship, describes the change in effect on an organism caused by differing levels of exposure (or doses) to a stressor (usually a… … Wikipedia
effect — The result or consequence of an action. [L. efficio, pp. effectus, to accomplish, fr. facio, to do] abscopal e. a reaction produced following irradiation but occurring outside the zone of actual radiation absorption. additive e. an e. wherein two … Medical dictionary
Dose fractionation — Experiments in radiation biology have found that as the absorbed dose of radiation increases, the number of cells which survive decreases. They have also found that if the radiation is fractionated into smaller doses, with one or more rest… … Wikipedia
Phase response curve — A phase response curve (PRC) illustrates the transient change in the cycle period of an oscillation induced by a perturbation as a function of the phase at which it is received. PRCs are used in various fields; examples of biological oscillations … Wikipedia
Loading dose — A loading dose is an initial higher dose of a drug that may be given at the beginning of a course of treatment before dropping down to a lower maintenance dose.[1] A loading dose is most useful for drugs that are eliminated from the body… … Wikipedia
Ceiling effect — In pharmacology, the term ceiling effect refers to the property of increasing doses of a given medication to have progressively smaller incremental effect (an example of diminishing returns). Narcotics, such as nalbuphine, serve as a classic… … Wikipedia
