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Area under the concentration/time curve of a substance in pharmacokinetic investigations; describes the extent of the bioavailability of a drug.
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Nahler, G. (2009). area under the curve (AUC). In: Dictionary of Pharmaceutical Medicine. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-89836-9_85
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