Review of the Department of Defense Research Program on Low-Level Exposures to Chemical Warfare Agents (2005)
Chapter: Abbreviations
Abbreviations
α
alpha
AChE
acetycholinesterase
AEGL
acute exposure guideline level
β
beta
C
concentration
CNS
central nervous system
Ct
product of concentration and time
CV
conduction velocity
CWA
chemical warfare agent
DAAMS
depot area air monitoring system
DFP
diisopropyl fluorophosphates
DNA
dexyribonucleic acid
DOD
U.S. Department of Defense
EC01
effective concentration estimated to be in 1% of the dosed animals
ECT50
the concentration and time estimated to be that causes an effect in 50% of subjects
ED50
dose estimated to be effective in 50% of the exposed individuals
EEG
electroencephalogram
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
GA
tabun
GB
sarin
GC
gas chromotography
GD
soman
GF
cyclosarin
GLP
good laboratory practice
HD
sulfur mustard
IU/L
international units per liter
L
liter
LC50
concentration estimated to be lethal to 50% of subjects
LCt50
lethal (estimated to be) concentration-time relationships in 50% of subjects
LD50
dose estimated to be lethal to 50% of subjects
MAP2
mitogen-activated protein
MEGs
military exposure guidelines
mg
milligram
mL
milliliter
MOPP
mission-oriented protective posture
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
mRNA
messenger ribonucleic acid
MS
mass spectroscopy
MTD
maximum tolerated dose
NRC
National Research Council
ORM
operational risk management
OP
organophosphate
PAC
presidential advisory committee
PBPD
physiologically based pharmacodynamic
PBPK
physiologically based pharmacokinetic
PON1
paraxonase 1
REM
rapid eye movement
RNA
ribonucleic acid
SFEMG
single fiber electromyography
t
exposure time
µg/kg
microgram per kilogram
µm
micrometer
µM
micromole
USACHPPM
United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
WPAFB
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
