|
ADI |
- acceptable daily intake |
|
AUC |
- area under concentration-time curve |
|
Av. |
- average |
|
b.i.d. |
- twice a day |
|
BP |
- British Pharmacopoeia |
|
Bq |
- Becquerel (one disint/sec) |
|
BST |
- bovine somatotropin |
|
bw, BW |
- body weight |
|
°C |
- degrees Celcius |
|
14C |
- radioactive Carbon-14 |
|
Cmax |
- maximum concentration |
|
CAP |
- chloramphenicol |
|
m Ci |
- microcuries of radioactivity |
|
cm3 |
- cubic centimeter |
|
conc |
- concentration |
|
CTC |
- chlortetracycline |
|
CV |
- coefficient of variation |
|
d |
- day |
|
DPM, dpm |
- disintegration per minute |
|
ECD |
- electron capture detector |
|
e.g. |
- for example |
|
EP |
- European Pharmacopoeia |
|
eq or 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 |
- intra muscular |
|
i.m.i. |
- intra muscular injection |
|
i.p., IP |
- intra peritoneal |
|
i.v., IV |
- intra venous |
|
kel |
- rate constant |
|
kg |
- kilogram |
|
L or l |
- litre |
|
LC |
- liquid chromatography |
|
LOD |
- limit of detection |
|
LOQ |
- limit of quantitation |
|
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 or No |
- number |
|
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 |
- radioimmunoassay |
|
RSD |
- relative standard deviation |
|
SA |
- Specific Activity |
|
s.c. |
- subcutaneous |
|
SD |
- standard deviation |
|
SEM |
- standard error of mean |
|
sic |
- correctly spelled |
|
s.i.d. |
- once a day |
|
t1/2 |
- half life |
|
tmax or 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 Pharmacopeia |
|
UV |
- ultraviolet |
|
VD |
- volume of distribution |
|
v/v |
- volume/volume |
|
wt |
- weight |
|
w/v |
- weight/volume |
|
WT |
- withdrawal time |
|
% |
- per cent |
|
> |
- greater than |
|
< |
- less than |
|
£ |
- equal or less than |
