| BCOP: |
test with isolated bovine eyes. |
| BGA: |
German Ministry of Health. |
| CAM: |
the chorioallantoic membrane of hens eggs. |
| CAMVA: |
test with the chorioallantoic membrane of hens eggs. |
| COLIPA: |
association of European cosmetics producers. |
| CORROSITEXTM: |
physico-chemical test for corrosivity. |
| CTFA: |
association of US cosmetics producers. |
| in vitro: |
in glass. |
| in vivo: |
in the whole organism. |
| CV: |
coefficient of variation. |
| Draize test: |
experiment with rabbits for ocular irritation. |
| ECETOC: |
European center for toxicology. |
| ECVAM: |
the EU Commissions center for validation of alternative tests. |
| EpiOcularTM: |
reconstituted epithelial cultures, a corneal tissue model |
| EYTEXTM: |
test with plant proteins. |
| GLP: |
good laboratory practice. |
| HET-CAM: |
test with the chorioallantoic membrane of hens eggs. |
| IRAG: |
international group of regulatory authorities. |
| JCIA: |
association of Japanese cosmetics producers. |
| JMHW: |
Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
| MAS: |
maximal average scoring value in the Draize test. |
| MATREXTM: |
fibroblast tissue model. |
| MMAS: |
modified maximal average scoring value in the Draize test. |
| MTT: |
test with a tetrazolium salt for cellular viability. |
| NaOH: |
sodium hydroxide. |
| PredisafeTM: |
test for release of neutral red. |
| r: |
Pearsons linear correlation coefficient. |
| REC: |
reconstituted epithelial cultures, a corneal tissue model |
| SD: |
standard deviation. |
| SKIN2TM ZK1100: |
fibroblast tissue model |
| SKIN2TM ZK1200: |
keratinocyte/fibroblast tissue model |
| SLS: |
sodium lauryl sulfate |