ANNEX 2
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE MONOGRAPHS
ACTH adenocorticotropic hormone
ADI acceptable daily intake
BMR basal metabolic rate
BSP bromsulphalein
BUN blood urea nitrogen
b.w. body weight
CHO Chinese hampster ovary
CNS central nervous system
DMAB para-dimethylaminoazobenzene
DMH 1,2-dimethylhydrazine
ECG electrocardiogram
ECT electric convulsive therapy
EEG electroencephalogram
ERG electroretinogram
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations
FDA Food and Drug Administration (U.S.)
FSH follicle-stimulating hormone
GABA gamma-aminobutyric acid
GOT see SGOT
GPT see SGPT
Hb haemoglobin
HCG human chorionic gonadotrophin
HPLC high pressure liquid chromatography
IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer
i.m. intramuscular
i.p. intraperitoneal
IPCS International Programme on Chemical Safety
i.v. intravenous
JECFA Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
LD50 lethal dose, median
LDH lactate dehydrogenase
LH leutenizing hormone
LHRF lentenizing hormone releasing factor
LHRH leutenizing hormone releasing hormone
LS 1 liquid smoke preparation 1
LS 2 liquid smoke preparation 2
MCA 3-methylcholanthrene
MSG monosodium glutamate
MSH melanocyte-stimulating hormone
NOEL no-observed-effect level
PAHs polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
PCV haematocrit
ppm parts per million
PTH parathormone
PTWI provisional tolerable weekly intake
RBC red blood cell (erythrocyte count)
s.c. subcutaneous
SCE sister chromatid exchange
SG specific gravity
SGOT serum glutamate-oxaloacetate transaminase
SGPT serum glutamate-pyruvate transaminase
T3 triiodothyronine
T4 thyroxine
TRH TSH-releasing hormone
TSH thyrotropin
WBC white blood cell (total leukocyte count)
WHO World Health Organization
w/v weight/volume
w/w weight/weight