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evelyn o bentley

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on: Jun 22, 2018
If the rate at which a drug is metabolized is constant, i.e., is not proportional to the plasma concentration of the drug (in log units), it is referred to as _______________ kinetics.
 
  a. zero order
  b. first order
  c. second order
  d. third order

Question 2

As blood passes through the liver, drugs diffuse into the liver cells and are acted upon by
 
  a. glycogen
  b. leukocytes
  c. cytochrome P450 enzymes
  d. antigens


katieost

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

c


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