Appendix C
Glossary of Abbreviations
AAALAC
International, Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
AALAS,
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
ACLAM,
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
AVMA,
American Veterinary Medical Association
AWA,
Animal Welfare Act
FASEB,
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
HSUS,
Humane Society of the United States
IACUC,
institutional animal care and use committee
IASP,
International Association for the Study of Pain
ILAR,
Institute for Laboratory Animal Research
NABR,
National Association for Biomedical Research
NIH,
National Institutes of Health
NRC,
National Research Council
OLAW,
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
PHS,
Public Health Service
PRIM&R,
Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research
SCAW,
Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
USDA,
United States Department of Agriculture