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Appendix H Glossary and Acronyms
Appendix H Glossary and Acronyms
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i. Glossary and Acronyms AAP American Academy of Pediatrics ACE Angiotensin-converting enzyme Action Demonstrated effects in various biological systems that may or may not have physiological slgnl~lcance ADD Attention cleficit clisorcler AGE Acivanceci glycosylation end product AI Acloquate Intake AMD Age-related macular degeneration APTT Activated partial thromboplastin times Association Potential interactions derived from epidemio logical studies of the relationship between specific nutrients and chronic disease ATBC Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene (Cancer Prevention Stucly)
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stanciarci deviation DDS Delayoci clermal sensitivity DHA Dehyciroascorbic acid DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid Dose-response Second step in a risk assessment, in which the assessment relationship between nutrient intake and adverse effect (in terms of incidence or severi ty of the effect) is determined DRI Dietary Reference Intake DTH Delayed-type hypersensitivity EAR Estimated Average Requirement F2-isoprostane Indicator of oxiciative lipid damage and free raclical generation FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Fore milk Human milk collected at the beginning of an infant feeding
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APPENDIX H 465 FOX Ferrous oxiciation/xylenol orange FNB Food and Nutrition Board FT3 Free triioclothyronine Function Role playoci by a nutrient in growth, clevelop ment and maturation GSH Recluceci glutathione GSHPx Selenium-clepenclent glutathione peroxiciases GSSG Oxiclizeci glutathione Gun blue Lubricant solution containing selenious acid, nitric acid, and copper nitrate H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide Hazard First step in a risk assessment, which is con iclentification cerneci with the collection, organization, and evaluation of all information pertaining to the toxic properties of a nutrient HDL High-density lipoprotein Hind milk Human milk collected at the end of an infant feeding HIV Human immunocleficiency virus HOC1 Hypochlorous acid HOPE Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation HPLC High-performance liquid chromatography IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency ICAM-1 Intracellular cell adhesion molecule IOM Institute of Medicine Kashin-Beck Human cartilage disease found in some of the disease low-selenium intake areas in Asia Keshan disease Human cardiomyopathy that occurs only in selenium-deficient children LDL Low-density lipoprotein
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of a nutrient at which no adverse effect has been observed NRC National Research Council ORAC Oxygen radical absorbance capacity Oxiciative stress Imbalance between the production of various reactive species and the ability of the organ ism's natural protective mechanisms to cope with these reactive compounds and prevent adverse effects OxLDL Oxidized low-density lipoprotein 8-OxodG 8-Oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine aprod uct of oxidative DNA damage
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and evaluates the risk; this step also includes a characterization of the degree of scientific confidence that can be placed in the UL Risk management Process by which risk assessment results are integrated with other information to make decisions about the neeci for, method of, and extent of risk reduction; in aciclition, risk management considers such issues as the public health significance of the risk, the technical feasibility of achieving various degrees of risk control, and the economic and social costs of this control RNA Ribonucleic acid RNI Recommencleci Nutrient Intake RNS Reactive nitrogen species ROS Reactive oxygen species SD Stanciarci deviation SE Stanciarci error
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Pharmacopeia Vascular cell adhesion molecule The 2R-stereoisomeric forms of oc-tocopherol (RRR-, RSR-, RRS, and RSSoc-tocopherol) Very low density lipoproteins World Health Organization
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