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. 2026 Aug 25;14(9):749. doi: 10.3390/toxics14090749
ADME Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
AhR Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
AS Active substance
BCA Bicinchoninic acid
CAG Cumulative assessment group
CAR Constitutive androstane receptor
CAS Chemical abstract service
CKG Common kinetic group
CRA Cumulative risk assessment
CYP Cytochrome P450
DA Dose addition
DIO Deiodinase
EC Environmental chemicals
EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EFSA European Food Safety Authority
EU European Union
GLP Good laboratory practice
HPF High-power field
HPT Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid
KCl Potassium Chloride
KE Key event
MI Mixture I
MIE Molecular initiating event
MII Mixture II
NAM New approach metholodies
MoA Mode of action
NC Negative control
NOAEL No observed adverse effect level
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PBDE Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
PCB Polychlorinated biphenyl
PPP Plant protection products
PXR Pregnane X receptor
SEM Standard error of the mean
TBG Thyroxine-binding globulin
TD Thyroid disruption
TDC Thyroid disrupting chemicals
TG Test guideline
TH Thyroid hormone
TSH Thyroid stimulating hormone
UDP Uridine 5′-diphospho
UDPGA Uridine Diphosphate Glucuronic Acid
UGT UDP (Uridine 5′-diphospho)-glucuronosyltransferase