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Most drugs induce a spectrum of actions when given to man or animals. The intensity of each individual effect depends on the concentration of drug in the body and specifically the drug concentration in the target tissues. In general the intensity of effect increases with the concentration but the various effects may influence each other. This implies that drugs can best be studied in relative simple systems where the mutual interference is minimal.
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van Rossum, J.M. (1977). General Introduction. In: van Rossum, J.M. (eds) Kinetics of Drug Action. Handbuch der experimentellen Pharmakologie / Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 47. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66537-0_1
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