''Drug Metabolism and Disposition'' is a

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covering the fields of

pharmacology Pharmacology is the science of drugs and medications, including a substance's origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic use, and toxicology. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur betwee ...

and

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. It was established in 1973 and is published monthly by the

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. The journal publishes articles on ''in vitro'' and ''in vivo'' studies of the

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, transport, and disposition of drugs and environmental chemicals, including the expression of drug-metabolizing enzymes and their regulation. , the

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is XinXin Ding. All issues are available online as

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s, with text versions additionally available from 1997. Content from 1997 is available freely 12 months after publication.

History

''Drug Metabolism and Disposition'' was established in 1973 by Kenneth C. Leibman. The initial frequency was bimonthly (six annual issues); it increased to monthly in 1995. The journal was published on behalf of the society by

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until the end of 1996.

Abstracting and indexing

According to the ''

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'', ''Drug Metabolism and Disposition'' received a 2020

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of 3.922. The journal is abstracted and indexed in the following databases: *

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/Life Sciences * EMBASE *

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References

External links

* {{Official website, http://dmd.aspetjournals.org/ Pharmacology journals Monthly journals English-language journals Academic journals established in 1973 Delayed open access journals Toxicology journals