RATL: A Database of Reptile and Amphibian Toxicology Literature

Appendix 6b - Glossary of RATL terms - 4
residues - contaminant exposure study standard endpoint specific classification in which
contaminant exposure was associated with tissue residues of the contaminant(s) under laboratory
or field conditions.
review - study type classification that contains summarized literature on contaminant effects in
amphibians and reptiles.
sex determination/ratio - contaminant exposure study standard endpoint specific classification
under Hatching Success in which contaminant exposure was associated with alterations in
gender determination of developing embryos.
subdermal - contaminant exposure study standard methodology classification which presents
contaminant(s) to animals, often in crystalline form, by surgical placement under the skin.
temperature effects - standard study endpoint classification incorporating papers on general
effects of temperature on amphibians and reptiles (i.e. no contaminant exposure).
temperature generation - RATL contains some literature pertaining to general amphibian or
reptile thermal effects not related to contaminant exposure, however, a comprehensive literature
search was not done in this subject area.
temperature tolerance - contaminant exposure study standard endpoint specific classification
under Pathology in which contaminant exposure was associated with alterations in temperature
tolerance in animals.
teratogenesis - contaminant exposure study standard endpoint specific classification under
Development in which contaminant exposure is associated with teratogenic effects.
tissue injection - standard injection methodology exposure study standard endpoint specific
classification under Pathology in which tissue injection was associated with pathological response
to foreign tissue.
tissue preparation - contaminant exposure study standard methodology classification which
presents contaminant(s) to animal tissues following dissection. Common studies within this
category include ion transport, neurological effects or hematological status investigations.
tissue residues - contaminant exposure study standard endpoint specific classification in which
contaminant exposure was associated with tissue residues of the contaminant(s) under laboratory
or field conditions.
tumor - contaminant exposure study standard endpoint specific classification under Pathology in
which contaminant exposure was associated with the presence of tumors.
viral - contaminant exposure study standard endpoint specific classification under Pathology.