Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry - Pharmacology

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Pharmacology: The study of drug action on living organisms.

In vivo animal experiments such as toxicity studies are an important aspect of new drug candidate pharmacology.

Related terms: In vitro, in silico, agonist, antagonist, receptor, enzyme, inhibitor, suicide inhibitor, intercalator, ion channel, prodrug, penicillin, sulfa drug, calicheamicin, antibiotic, antifungal, NSAID, structure-activity relationship, SAR, quantitative structure-activity relationship, QSAR, clinical trial, phase I trial, phase II trial, phase III trial, phase IV trial
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