List of Abbreviations
In this guide
In this guideThis is a paper for discussion. This does not represent the views of the Committee and should not be cited.
Abbreviation |
Definition |
ACMD |
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs |
ADME |
Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion |
ARfD |
Acute reference dose |
AUC |
Area under the curve |
CBD |
Cannabidiol |
CBN |
Cannabinol |
CME |
crude marihuana extract |
CNS |
Central nervous system |
CONTAM |
The Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain |
CYP |
Cytochrome |
DHT |
Dihydrotestosterone |
EC |
European commission |
ED50 |
Effective dose 50% |
EFSA |
European food safety authority |
FDA |
USA Food and drug administration |
FEEDAP |
EFSA’s Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed |
FSH |
Follicle-stimulating hormone |
GC |
Gas chromatography |
GRAS |
Generally Recognised as Safe |
HBGV |
Health-based guidance value |
HEK |
Human Embryonic Kidney |
i.p. |
Intraperitoneal |
LB |
Lower bound |
LC-MS/MS |
Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry |
LD50 |
Lethal dose 50% |
LH |
Luteinising hormone |
LOAEL |
Lowest observed adverse effect level |
LOD |
Limit of detection |
LOQ |
Limit of quantification |
NOAEL |
No observed adverse effect level |
PMTDI |
Provisional Maximum Tolerable Daily Intake |
QSAR |
Quantitative structure–activity relationship |
SD |
Significant difference |
THC |
Tetrahydrocannabinol |
UB |
Upper bound |
UF |
Uncertainty factor |
THCA |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid |