chronic toxicity test

antonym: acute toxicity test
synonym: long-term toxicity test
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15559
Study in which organisms are observed during the greater part of the life span and in which exposure to the test agent takes place over the whole observation time or a substantial part thereof.
See: acute toxicity test
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. (Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)) on page 1190 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'chronic 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.15559 RIS BibTex EndNote
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