Drug carriers

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001970",
  "term": "Drug carriers",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Forms to which substances are incorporated to improve the delivery and the effectiveness of drugs. Drug carriers are used in drug-delivery systems such as the controlled-release technology to prolong in vivo drug actions, decrease drug metabolism, and reduce drug toxicity.",
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "drug delivery systems",
    "niosomes",
    "dendrimers",
    "nanocarriers"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2014",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "transportadores de fármacos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/drug-carriers/"
}