The conversion of an exogenous substance by a biological system resulting in the production on an active metabolite.
Synonyms: Activation, Drug, Activation, Metabolic, Drug Activation, Metabolic Activation
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2015; use Biotransformation 1980-2014 ,2015; see Biotransformation 1980-2014 ,restrict to chemical changes of exogenous substances; IM general only; coordinate NIM with specific drug /pharmacokin (IM) or /metab (IM)
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D065767