ANNEX 2
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE MONOGRAPHS
ADI acceptable daily intake
AP see SAP
ASAT aspartate aminotransferase BSP bromsulphalein
BUN blood urea nitrogen
bw body weight
ca approximately
CHO Chinese hamster ovary
Ci curie
CMC carboxymethyl cellulose
CNS central nervous system
CP centipoise
d day
DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
ECG electrocardiograph
EMS ethylmethylsulfonate
ENG electronystagmogram
EOG electro-oculogram
EPP erythropoietic protoporphyria
ERG electroretinogram
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
gamma-GT gamma glutamyl transforase
GOT see SGOT
GPT see SGPT
h hour
Hb hemoglobin
HDL high density lipoprotein
HPLC high pressure liquid chromatography
i.m. intramuscular
i.p. intraperitoneal
IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer
IPCS International Programme on Chemical Safety
i.v. intravenous
JECFA Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
LC50 lethal concentration, median
LD50 lethal dose, median
LDL low density lipoprotein
MCV mean cell volume
NADH nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced)
NADPH nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (reduced)
NOEL no-observed-effect level
PC phosphatityl choline
PCB polychlorinated biphenyl
PCV packed cell volume (haematocrit)
PERG pattern electroretinogram
PMTDI provisional maximum tolerable daily intake
p.o. per os
ppm parts per million
PTWI provisional tolerable weekly intake
RBC red blood cell (erythrocyte count)
SAP serum alkaline phosphatase
s.c. subcutaneous
SCE sister chromatid exchange
SGOT serum glutamate-oxaloacetate transaminase
SGPT serum glutamate-pyruvate transaminase
SH sulfhydral
TLC thin layer chromatography
UDS unscheduled DNA synthesis
UV ultraviolet
VLDL very low density lipoprotein
WBC white blood cell (total leukocyte count)
WHO World Health Organization