prehepatic

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ hepatic

Adjective

prehepatic (not comparable)

  1. (biochemistry) Before the metabolic effect of the liver
    • 2015 June 12, Jeanne Mendell et al., “The Effect of Rifampin on the Pharmacokinetics of Edoxaban in Healthy Adults”, in Clinical Drug Investigation‎, volume 35, DOI:10.1007/s40261-015-0298-2:
      Administration of intravenous edoxaban with and without rifampin may have differentiated the prehepatic versus hepatic effects of rifampin on parent and metabolite exposure.
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