ANNEX 2
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE MONOGRAPHS
ADI acceptable daily intake
A/G albumin/globulin ratio
ALAT alanine aminotransferase
AUC area under the curve
BUN Blood urea nigrogen
bw body weight
CHO Chinese hamster ovary
Cmax maximum concentration
CNS central nervous system
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
ECG electrocardiogram
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
F1 filial generation, first
F2 filial generation, second
FEV1 forced expiratory volume in one second
g gram
HFA human flora associated
i.m. intramuscular
i.v. intravenous
JECFA Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
kg kilogram
LDH lactate dehydrogenase
LD50 lethal dose, median
l litre
MCH mean corpuscular haemoglobin
MCV mean corpuscular volume
µg microgram
mg milligram
MIC minimum inhibitory concentration
ml millilitre
MRNA messenger ribonucleic acid
NOEL no-observed-effect level
PAH para-aminohippurate
p.o. per os (by mouth)
RBC red blood cell
s.c. subcutaneous
SCE sister chromatid exchange
SGOT serum glutamic-oxaloacetate transaminase
SGPT serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase
UDS unscheduled DNA synthesis
Vc volume capacity
Vd volume of distribution
WBC white blood cell count
WHO World Health Organization
> HFF greater than or equal to
= equals
> greater than
< less than
X multiplied by
± plus or minus