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bioconcentration factor (medicine) and crustecdysone (medicine)


bioconcentration factor (medicine)


bioconcentration factor
Concentration of a chemical in an organism divided by its concentration in the test solution or environment (for example, concentration in fish divided by concentration in water).


crustecdysone (medicine)


crustecdysone
<endocrinology> A hormone, or biochemical substance produced by one part of the body to trigger an event elsewhere in the body, which causes molting (shedding of the exoskeleton) in crustaceans (such as crabs, lobster, shrimp, etc.), so that the crustacean can undergo a growth spurt before a new exoskeleton hardens.