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. 2020 Apr 23;21(8):2988. doi: 10.3390/ijms21082988
3R Replacement, reduction, and refinement
αTC1.9 AlphaTC1 Clone 9
ADME Absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination
AO Adverse outcome
AOP Adverse outcome pathway
BMI Body mass index
BPA Bisphenol A
BPF Bisphenol F
BPS Bisphenol S
CYP450 Cytochrome P450
DDE Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene
DEHP Di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
DG Directorate-general
ED Endocrine disruptor
ECHA European chemical agency
EFSA European food safety authority
EPAA European partnership for alternative approaches to animal testing
EndoC-βH1 Human pancreatic β cell line EndoC-βH1
EU European Union
GC-HRMS Gas chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry
HepaRG Human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepaRG
HepG2 Human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG2
hMADS Human multipotent adipose-derived stem
IATA Integrated approach for testing and assessment
IQ Intelligence quotient
ITS Integrated testing strategy
JRC Joint Research Center
KE Key event
KER Key event relationship
LC-HRMS Liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry
MIE Molecular initiating event
MIHA Immortalized Human Hepatocytes
MIN6 Mouse insulinoma 6
NAFLD Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance
NR Nuclear receptor
NRC National Research Center
OECD Organization for economic co-operation and development
PBPK Physiologically based pharmacokinetic
PK Pharmacokinetic
PoT Pathway of toxicity
PPARγ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma 

qPCR Quantitative polymerase chain reaction
QSAR Quantitative structure activity relationships
REACH Registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals
SGBS Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome
US United Sates
WAT White adipose tissue
ZOT Zebrafish obesogenic test