ADI |
acceptable daily intake |
AUC |
area under concentration-time curve |
Av. |
average |
b.i.d. |
twice a day |
BP |
British Pharmacopoeia |
Bq |
Becquerel (one disintegration per second) |
BST |
bovine somatotropin |
bw, b.w., BW |
body weight |
°C |
degrees Celsius |
14C |
radioactive Carbon-14 |
Cmax |
maximum concentration |
CAP |
chloramphenicol |
m Ci |
microcurie (radioactivity) |
cm³ |
cubic centimeter |
conc |
concentration |
CTC |
chlortetracycline |
CV |
coefficient of variation |
d |
day |
DPM, dpm |
disintegrations per minute |
ECD |
electron capture detection |
e.g. |
for example |
EP |
European Pharmacopoeia |
eq, EQ |
equivalents |
F |
female |
FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
g |
gram |
m g |
microgram |
GC |
gas chromatography |
GI |
gastrointestinal |
GLC |
gas-liquid chromatography |
GLP |
Good Laboratory Practice |
GVP |
Good Veterinary Practice |
h |
hour |
3H |
tritium |
HPLC |
high performance liquid chromatography |
i.e. |
that is |
i.m., im, IM |
intramuscular |
i.m.i. |
intramuscular injection |
i.p., IP |
intraperitoneal |
i.v., IV |
intravenous |
kcl |
rate constant |
kg |
kilogram |
L, l |
litre |
LC |
liquid chromatography |
LOD |
limit of detection |
LOQ |
limit of quantification |
LSC |
liquid scintillation counting |
M |
molar or mole |
M |
male |
max |
maximum |
m m |
micrometer |
mg |
milligram |
min |
minute |
ml |
millilitre |
MR |
marker residue |
MRL |
maximum residue limit |
MRT |
mean residence time |
MS |
mass spectrometry |
n, No |
number |
na, NA |
not analyzed, assayed, or available |
nd, ND |
not detected |
NER |
non-extractable residues |
ng |
nanogram |
nm, NM |
not measured, if applicable |
nm |
nanometer, if applicable |
NMR |
nuclear magnetic resonance |
NOEL |
no-observed-effect level |
OTC |
oxytetracycline |
ppb |
parts per billion |
ppm |
parts per million |
r |
regression coefficient |
RIA |
radio immuno assay |
RSD |
relative standard deviation |
SA |
specific activity |
s.c., sc, SC |
subcutaneous |
SD |
standard deviation |
SEM |
standard error of mean |
sic |
correctly spelled |
s.i.d |
once a day |
t½ |
half life |
tmax, Tmax |
time for maximum |
TC |
tetracycline |
TLC |
thin layer chromatography |
TMS |
trimethyl silyl |
TR |
total residues |
TRA |
total radioactivity |
TSD |
termionic-specific detection |
UD |
unchanged drug |
USDA |
US Department of Agriculture |
USP |
United States Pharmacopoeia |
UV |
ultraviolet |
VD |
volume of distribution |
v/v |
volume/volume |
wt, WT |
weight |
w/v |
weight/volume |
WT |
withdrawal time |
% |
per cent |
> |
greater than |
< |
less than |
£ |
equal or less than |