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RATL: A Database of Reptile and Amphibian Toxicology Literature

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Appendix 6a - Glossary <strong>of</strong> Abbreviations - 2<br />

RBC red blood cells<br />

s seconds<br />

sig significant(ly)<br />

temp temperature<br />

TI teratogenic index 1<br />

tox toxicity<br />

TU toxic units (see Dawson <strong>and</strong> Wilke 1991b)<br />

USA United States<br />

wk week(s)<br />

ww wet weight<br />

yr year(s)<br />

1 TI is a measure <strong>of</strong> developmental hazard mostly associated with the FETAX asssay. TI values<br />

greater than 1.5 signify larger separation <strong>of</strong> the mortality <strong>and</strong> malformation concentration ranges<br />

<strong>and</strong> greater potential for all embryos to be malformed in the absence <strong>of</strong> significant embryo<br />

mortality. TI is calculated by dividing 96 hr LC50 by 96 hr EC50. (American Society for Testing<br />

<strong>and</strong> Materials 1991)

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