WHO FOOD ADDITIVES SERIES: 48
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE MONOGRAPHS
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ADI |
acceptable daily intake |
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Ah |
aryl hydrocarbon |
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AOAC |
Association of Official Analytical Chemists |
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AUC |
area under the curve of concentration–time |
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BrdU |
bromodeoxyuridine |
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bw |
body weight |
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CALUX |
chemical-activated luciferase gene expression |
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CAS |
Chemical Abstracts Service |
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CCFAC |
Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants |
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CGTase |
cyclodextrin glucosyltransferase |
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CI |
confidence interval |
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CoA |
coenzyme A |
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CYP |
cytochrome P450 |
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DATEM |
diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol |
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DTH |
delayed-type hypersensitivity |
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EC50 |
median effective concentration |
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ED50 |
median effective dose |
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EGF |
epidermal growth factor |
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EHMI |
equivalent human monthly intake |
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EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency (USA) |
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EROD |
ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase |
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F |
female |
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FAO |
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations |
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GC |
gas chromatography |
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GLP |
good laboratory practice |
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GSD |
geometric standard deviation |
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GSFA |
General Standard for Food Additives |
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HpCB |
heptachlorobiphenyl |
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HpCDD |
heptachlorodibenzodioxin |
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HpCDF |
heptachlorodibenzofuran |
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HPLC |
high-performance liquid chromatography |
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HxCB |
hexachlorobiphenyl |
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HxCDD |
hexachlorodibenzodioxin |
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HxCDF |
hexachlorodibenzofuran |
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IARC |
International Agency for Research on Cancer |
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IL |
interleukin |
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IPCS |
International Programme on Chemical Safety |
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IUPAC |
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
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JECFA |
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives |
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LD50 |
median lethal dose |
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LOD |
limit of detection |
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LOEL |
lowest-observed-effect level |
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LOQ |
limit of quantification |
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M |
male |
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MAFF |
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |
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MeIQx |
2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline |
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MHC |
major histocompatibility complex |
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MIC |
minimum inhibitory concentration |
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MNNG |
N-methyl-N´-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine |
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MNU |
N-methyl-N-nitrosourea |
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MROD |
methoxyresorufin O-deethylase |
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MS |
mass spectrometry |
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MTD |
maximum tolerated dose |
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NOEL |
no-observed-effect level |
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NR |
not reported |
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OCDD |
octachlorodibenzodioxin |
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OCDF |
octachlorodibenzofuran |
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PCB |
polychlorinated biphenyl |
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PCDD |
polychlorinated dibenzodioxin |
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PCDF |
polychlorinated dibenzofuran |
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PCNA |
proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
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PeCB |
pentachlorobiphenyl |
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PeCDD |
pentachlorodibenzodioxin |
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PeCDF |
pentachlorodibenzofuran |
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Pi |
inorganic phosphate |
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Pow |
octanol:water partition coefficient |
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ppm |
parts per million |
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PTDI |
provisional tolerable daily intake |
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PTMI |
provisional tolerable monthly intake |
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PTWI |
provisional tolerable weekly intake |
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S9 |
9000 x g supernatant of rat liver |
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SD |
standard deviation |
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SMR |
standardized mortality ratio |
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SRBC |
sheep red blood cells |
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T3 |
tri-iodothyronine |
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T4 |
thyroxine |
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TCDD |
2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-para-dibenzodioxin |
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TCB |
tetrachlorinated biphenyl |
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TCDF |
tetrachlorodibenzofuran |
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TDI |
tolerable daily intake |
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TEF |
toxic equivalents factor |
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TGF |
transforming growth factor |
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TSH |
thyroid-stimulating hormone |
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UGT1 |
uridine diphosphate glucuronosyl transferase |
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vs |
versus |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
See Also: Toxicological Abbreviations