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ICCVAM Test Method Evaluation Report: List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
May 2008
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
APHIS
BET
BRD
CBER
CFR
Cryo
CV
EC
ECVAM
ELC
ELISA
EP
ESAC
EU
EU/mL
FDA
FR
ICCVAM
IL
ILS
ISO
LAL
LLNA
LPS
MM6
MVD
MRC
NA
NC
ND
NI
NICEATM
NIEHS
NPC
NSC
NTP
OECD
OD
PBMC
PEI
PPC
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA)
Bacterial Endotoxin Test
Background Review Document
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (FDA)
Code of Federal Regulations
Cryopreserved
Coefficient of variation
Endotoxin control
European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods
Endotoxin limit concentration
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
European Pharmacopeia
ECVAM Scientific Advisory Committee
European Union
Endotoxin Units per milliliter
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Federal Register
Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of
Alternative Methods
Interleukin
Integrated Laboratory Systems
International Organization for Standardization
Limulus Amebocyte Lysate test method
Murine local lymph node assay
Lipopolysaccharide
Mono Mac 6
Maximum valid dilution
Medical Research Council (U.K.)
Not applicable
Not calculated
Not done
Not included
National Toxicology Program (NTP) Interagency Center for
the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Negative product control
Negative saline control
National Toxicology Program
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Optical density
Peripheral blood mononuclear cell
Paul Ehrlich Institut
Positive product control
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ICCVAM Test Method Evaluation Report: List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
PWG
RPT
RSE
SACATM
SC
SOP
TS
TLR
U.S.
U.K.
USP
WB
WHO
May 2008
Pyrogenicity Working Group
Rabbit pyrogen test
Reference standard endotoxin
Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological
Methods
Standard curve
Standard operating procedure
Test substance
Toll-like receptors
United States
United Kingdom
U.S. Pharmacopeia
Whole blood
World Health Organization
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