List of abbreviations and their full meanings
In this guide
In this guide|
AST |
Aspartate Aminotransferase |
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ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
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bw |
Body Weight |
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CAS |
Chemical Abstracts Service |
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COT |
Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment |
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GSH |
Glutathione |
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HBGV |
Health-based guidance value |
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ICP-MS |
Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry |
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i.m. |
Intramuscular |
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i.p. |
Intraperitoneal |
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i.v. |
Intravenous |
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LOAEL |
Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level - the lowest dose in a study at which adverse effect(s) are observed. |
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MA |
Meglumine Antimoniate |
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mg |
Milligram |
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µg |
Microgram |
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MRL |
Minimal Risk Level - an estimate of the daily human exposure to a substance that is likely to be without appreciable risk of adverse non-cancer health effects over a specified duration of exposure. |
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NOAEL |
No Observed Adverse Effect Level - the highest administered dose at which no adverse effect has been observed. |
| NTP | National Toxicology Program |
| ppm | Parts per million |
| PVA | Pentavalent Antimony |
| Sb | Antimony |
| SSG | Sodium Stibogluconate |
| TDI | Tolerable Daily Intake - an estimate of the amount of a contaminant, expressed on a body weight basis (e.g., mg/kg body weight) that can be ingested over a lifetime without appreciable health risk. |
| WHO | World Health Organization |