acute toxicity test

antonym: chronic toxicity test
synonym: short-term toxicity test
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15445
Study in which organisms are observed during only a short part of the life span and in which there is often only a single exposure to the test agent at the beginning of the study.
See: chronic toxicity test
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. (Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)) on page 1160 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'acute toxicity test' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15445 RIS BibTex EndNote
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