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IU

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004555

A unit used to measure the activity of many vitamins, hormones, enzymes, and drugs. An IU is the amount of a substance that has a certain biological effect. For each substance there is an international agreement on the biological effect that is expected for 1 IU. Also called International Unit.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004555
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ExpansionsInternational Unit
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A unit used to measure the activity of many vitamins, hormones, enzymes, and drugs. An IU is the amount of a substance that has a certain biological effect. For each substance there is an international agreement on the biological effect that is expected for 1 IU. Also called International Unit.",
  "expansions": [
    "International Unit"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/iu/"
}

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