List of Abbreviations and Technical Terms
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.
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BMDL |
Benchmark dose (lower confidence limit) |
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bw |
Body weight |
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CIT |
Citrinin |
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COT |
Committee on the Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment |
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DH-CIT |
Dihydrocitrinone |
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DMSO |
Dimethyl sulfoxide |
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DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic acid |
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EFSA |
European Food Standards Agency |
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EU |
European Union |
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FSA |
Food Standards Agency |
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FSH |
Follicle stimulating hormone |
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GB |
Great Britain |
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GD |
Gestational day |
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GP |
General Practitioner |
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HBGV |
Health based guidance value |
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HEK293 |
Human embryonic kidney 293 |
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hRPTEC |
Human renal proximal tubule epithelial cell |
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LD50 |
Median lethal dose |
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LH |
Luteinising hormone |
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LOAEL |
Lowest observed adverse effect level |
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LOQ |
Limit of quantification |
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MF |
Mutant frequency |
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MN |
Micronuclei |
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mRNA |
Messenger ribonucleic acid |
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NI |
Northern Ireland |
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NOAEL |
No observed adverse effect level |
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NVWA |
Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority |
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OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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OTA |
Ochratoxin A |
| PCNA | Proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| PND | Postnatal day |
| ppm | Parts per million |
| RIVM | National Institute for Public Health and Environment |
| RMR | Red mould rice |
| RYR | Red yeast rice |
| SACN | Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition |
| SCE | Sister chromatid exchange |
| UF | Uncertainty factor |