title: [Some notes on Cesare Bertagnini, pioneer of pharmacokinetics].
abstract: Cesare Bertagnini was a student of Raffaele Piria. He took orally various acids (nitrobenzoic, camphoric and salicylic) and dosed these compounds and metabolites in his own urines. He acted as a precursor of pharmacokinetics.
authors.affiliation: Clinique de rhumatologie, Université de Pise, Italie.
authors.forename: Giampiero
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pasero
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marson
mesh_terms: D001671:Biochemistry / Q000266:history; D002164:Camphor / Q000266:history / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D049672:History, 19th Century; D007558:Italy; D009579:Nitrobenzoates / Q000266:history / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D010599:Pharmacokinetics; D020156:Salicylic Acid / Q000266:history / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D014556:Urine / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D009579:Nitrobenzoates; D002164:Camphor; D020156:Salicylic Acid