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first-pass effect
Biotransformation and, in some cases, elimination of a substance in the liver after absorption from the intestine and before it reaches the systemic circulation.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Biology; Chemistry
- Category: Toxicology
- Company: National Library of Medicine
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- Walter Lane
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