"Half-Life" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The time it takes for a substance (drug, radioactive nuclide, or other) to lose half of its pharmacologic, physiologic, or radiologic activity.
| Descriptor ID |
D006207
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.910.405
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| Concept/Terms |
Half-Life- Half-Life
- Half Life
- Half-Lifes
- Halflife
- Halflifes
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Half-Life" by people in Profiles.
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Pharmacokinetics of ionized versus total magnesium in subjects with preterm labor and preeclampsia. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2002 May; 186(5):1017-21.
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Pharmacokinetics of a transdermal testosterone system in men with end stage renal disease receiving maintenance hemodialysis and healthy hypogonadal men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2001 Jun; 86(6):2437-45.
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Blood disposition and urinary excretion kinetics of methazolamide following oral administration to human subjects. Biopharm Drug Dispos. 1998 Sep; 19(6):373-80.