The Two Faces of Pharmacokinetics
There are two main branches of Mathematics: Calculus and Geometry; in Physics there are Constructive Theories and Principle Theories. Similarly in Pharmacokinetics we can build models with two opposite approaches, the bottom-up and the top-down point of view. In this short opinion article I will try...
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doaj-80c3ba1247a74ad1bc49aedbaa76e4642020-11-25T04:00:56ZengCanadian Society for Pharmaceutical SciencesJournal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences1482-18262010-02-0113110.18433/J3V013The Two Faces of PharmacokineticsAldo RescignoThere are two main branches of Mathematics: Calculus and Geometry; in Physics there are Constructive Theories and Principle Theories. Similarly in Pharmacokinetics we can build models with two opposite approaches, the bottom-up and the top-down point of view. In this short opinion article I will try to show, with the help of a few examples, the advantages of each one of the two approaches.https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jpps/index.php/JPPS/article/view/6936 |
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There are two main branches of Mathematics: Calculus and Geometry; in Physics there are Constructive Theories and Principle Theories. Similarly in Pharmacokinetics we can build models with two opposite approaches, the bottom-up and the top-down point of view. In this short opinion article I will try to show, with the help of a few examples, the advantages of each one of the two approaches. |
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