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. 2026 Mar 6;14(3):224. doi: 10.3390/toxics14030224
Ace acenaphthene
ACN acetonitrile
Acy acenaphthylene
ADBI celestolide
AhR aryl hydrocarbon receptor
AHTN d3 2,2,2-trideuterio-1-(3,5,5,6,8,8-hexamethyl-6,7-dihydronaphthalen-2-yl)ethanone
AHTN tonalide
ALA α-linolenic
ALP alkaline phosphatase
ALT alanine aminotransferase
Ant anthracene
AST aspartate transferase
B[a]A benz[a]anthracene
B[a]P benzo[a]pyrene
B[b]Ft benzo[b]fluoranthene
B[g,h,i]P benzo[g,h,i]perylene
B[k]Ft benzo[k]fluoranthene
BDE bromodiphenyl ether
BF3 boron trifluoride–methanol
BFR brominated flame retardant
BHT butylated hydroxytoluene
BMI body mass index
C18EC C18 endcapped bulk
Chry chrysene
DB[a,h]A dibenz[a,h]anthracene
DB[a,l]P dibenzo[a,l]pyrene
DDD dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane
DDE 2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1-dichloroethene
DDT d8 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane
DDT dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DHA docosahexaenoic acid
ET excitation time
EV excitation voltage
FABP fatty acid-binding protein
FID flame ionization detection
FLD fluorescence
Fln fluoranthene
Flu fluorene
FPD flame photometric detection
FSH Follicle-stimulating hormone
GC gas chromatography
GGT gamma-glutamyl transferase
HCB hexachlorobenzene
HCH hexachlorocyclohexane
HDL high-density lipoprotein
HHCB galaxolide
HPLC high-performance liquid chromatography
InP indeno [1,2,3-cd]pyrene
IQR interquartile range
IS internal standard
IT isolation time
LA linoleic acid
LDL low-density lipoprotein
MA musk ambrette
MDL method detection limit
MK musk ketone
MQL method quantification limit
MS mass spectrometry
MS/MS tandem MS
MUFA monounsaturated fatty acid
MX musk xylene
na not applicable
Naph naphthalene
nd not detected
OCP organochlorine pesticide
OPE organophosphorus ester
OPP organophosphorus pesticide
PAD photodiode array
PAH polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
PBEB pentabromoethylbenzene
PBT pentabromotoluene
PCB polychlorinated biphenyl
Phe phenanthrene
PPAR peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acid
Pyr pyrene
ROS reactive oxygen species
RT retention time
SFA saturated fatty acid
SIM selected ion monitoring
SM synthetic musk
SPE solid-phase extraction
T3 triiodothyronine
T4 thyroxine
TBB 2-ethylhexyl 2,3,4,5-tetrabromobenzoate
TBEP tris(2-butoxyethyl) phosphate
TCEP tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate
TCP tri-o-tolyl phosphate or tri-o-cresyl phosphate
TEHP tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate
TiBP tri-iso-butyl phosphate
TnBP tri-n-butyl phosphate
TPrP tripropyl phosphate
TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone
UAE ultrasound-assisted extraction
Ur,tot expanded combined uncertainty
WHO World Health Organization
Z-Sep+ Supel QuE Z-Sep + Bulk
ω3 omega 3
ω6 omega 6