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Metabolic Clearance Rate MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Metabolic Clearance Rate
Tree Number(s)
E01.370.225.843
E05.200.843
G03.490
G07.690.595
G07.690.725.513
Unique ID
D008657
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008657
Annotation
NIM with specific drug /‌pharmacokin (IM); not for metabolic rate: read restricted MeSH definition
Scope Note
Volume of biological fluid completely cleared of drug metabolites as measured in unit time. Elimination occurs as a result of metabolic processes in the kidney, liver, saliva, sweat, intestine, heart, brain, or other site.
Entry Version
METAB CLEARANCE RATE
Entry Term(s)
Total Body Clearance Rate
Previous Indexing
specific heading/metabolism (1966-1967)
See Also
Hepatobiliary Elimination
Renal Elimination
Public MeSH Note
68
History Note
68
Date Established
1968/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/06/23
Metabolic Clearance Rate Preferred
Total Body Clearance Rate Narrower
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