ANNEX 2
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE MONOGRAPHS
ADI acceptable daily intake
ALP alkaline phosphatase
AUC area under the curve
bST bovine somatotropin
BUN blood urea nitrogen
bw body-weight
CHO Chinese hamster ovary
Ci Curie
CMC carboxymethyl cellulose
CNS central nervous system
d day
DAO diamine oxidase
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
ECG electrocardiogram
F female
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations
GOT glutamate-oxalate-transminase
GPT glutamate-pyruvate-transminase
GSH glutathione
h hour
HPLC high performance liquid chromatography
IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer
IGF insulin-like growth factor
i.m. intramuscular
i.p. intraperitoneal
IPCS International Programme on Chemical Safety
i.v. intravenous
JECFA Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
JMPR Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues
LC50 lethal concentration, median
LD50 lethal dose, median
m3 cubic meter
M male
MAO monoamine oxidase
MEL minimum effect level
MRL maximum residue limit
NADPH nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (reduced)
Neg. negative
NOAEL no-observed-adverse effect level
NOEL no-observed-effect level
ng nanogram
NTP National Toxicology Program (USA)
p pico
PBI protein-bound iodine
PEG polyethylene glycol
p.o. per os (by mouth)
ppb parts per billion
ppm parts per million
rbSTs recombinant bovine somatotropins
RIA radioimmunoassay
s.c. subcutaneous
SCE sister chromatid exchange
SGOT serum glutamate-oxalatetransaminase
SGPT serum glutamate-pyruvatetransaminase
t´ half-reaction time
TLC thin layer chromatography
UDS unscheduled DNA synthesis
WHO World Health Organization
w/v weight by volume
w/w weight by weight