ANNEX 2
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE MONOGRAPHS
ADI acceptable daily intake
ALAT alanine aminotransferase
BPA burst promoting activity
bw body weight
CAP chloramphenicol
CHO Chinese hamster ovary
CSF colony stimulating factor
C3 complement 3
C3c complement 3c
°C degrees celsius
DMSO Dimethylsulfoxide
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
F1 filial generation, first
F2 filial generation, second
g gram
HPLC high performance liquid chromatography
IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer
IC50 inhibitory concentration, median
IgG Immunoglobin G
IgM Immunoglobin M
i.m. intramuscular
i.v. intravenous
JECFA Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
LDH lactic dehydrogenase
LD50 lethal dose, median
M molar
µg microgram
mg milligram
MIC minimum inhibitory concentration
ml milliliter
NOEL no-observed-effect level
NTP National Toxicology Program (USA)
PMNL polymorphonuclear lymphocytes
po per os (by mouth)
RiBM immortalized lymphoblastoid cell line derived from
human bone marrow
rRNA ribosomyl ribonucleic acid
rT3 reverse triiodothyronine
SCE sister chromatid exchange
s.c. subcutaneous
T3 triiodothyronine
T4 tetraiodothyronine (thyroxine)
TAT tryosine aminotransferase
tmax time to maximum value
TSH thyroid stimulating hormone
UDS unscheduled DNA synthesis
v/v volume by volume
WBC white blood cell count
WHO World Health Organization
> greater than or equal to
= equals
> greater than
< less than
X multiplied by
± plus or minus