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Median effective time

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-007123

The time required for 50% of a test population to exhibit a specified effect after exposure to a substance. This parameter quantifies the speed at which a chemical elicits a particular biological response. It is a measure of the temporal aspect of toxicity or pharmacological action.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-007123
FieldChemistry
SubjectChemistry and Human Health
ReferencesPAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 912 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-007123",
  "term": "Median effective time",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The time required for 50% of a test population to exhibit a specified effect after exposure to a substance. This parameter quantifies the speed at which a chemical elicits a particular biological response. It is a measure of the temporal aspect of toxicity or pharmacological action.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 912 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/median-effective-time/"
}

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