Acronym |
Definition |
3 Rs |
replace, refine, reduce |
AAALAC |
Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care |
AALAS |
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science |
ACLAM |
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine |
AE |
Adverse Event |
ACUP |
Animal Care and Use Protocol/Program |
Ag Guide |
Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural Research and Teaching |
AMP |
Americans for Medical Progress |
ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
APHIS |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
AV |
Attending Veterinarian |
AVMA |
American Veterinary Medical Association |
AWA |
Animal Welfare Act |
AWIC |
Animal Welfare Information Center |
AWR |
Animal Welfare Regulations |
Bid |
Twice per day |
BMBL |
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories |
BSC |
biological safety cabinet |
BSE |
bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
BSL |
Biosafety Level |
CBC |
complete blood count |
CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
CITI |
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative |
COI |
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative |
DEA |
Drug Enforcement Administration |
DF |
Defined Flora |
DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
DOD |
U.S. Department of Defense |
DOR |
Division of Research |
DR |
Designated Review (of a protocol) |
ECG/EKG |
Electrocardiogram |
EH&S |
Environmental Health and Safety |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
ES cells |
Embryonic Stem Cells |
FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
FWA |
Federal Wide Assurance |
FWS |
Fish and Wildlife Service |
GLP |
Good Laboratory Practices |
Guide |
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals |
HEPA |
High-efficiency particulate air filtration |
HHS |
Health and Human Services |
HSUS |
Human Society of the United States |
HVAC |
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning |
IACUC |
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
IBC |
Institutional Biosafety Committee |
ILAR |
Institute of Laboratory Animal Research |
IM |
Intramuscular |
IO |
Institutional Official |
IP |
Intraperitoneal |
IRB |
Institutional Review Board |
IV |
Intravenous |
IVC |
Individually ventilated caging |
MTA |
Material Transfer Agreement |
NABR |
National Association for Biomedical Research |
NAM |
Non-affiliated member (of the IACUC) |
NCI |
National Cancer Institute |
NHP |
Nonhuman primate |
NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
NPO |
Nil per os (nothing by mouth) |
NRC |
National Research Council |
NSAID |
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
NSF |
National Science Foundation |
OLAW |
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare |
ORED |
Office of Research and Economic Development |
ORI |
Office of Research Integrity |
PAPR |
Powered air purifying respirator |
PETA |
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals |
PHS |
Public Health Service |
PI |
Principal Investigator |
PPE |
Personal Protective equipment |
PRIM&R |
Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research |
RCR |
Responsible Conduct of Research |
RO |
Reverse osmosis |
SC/SQ |
subcutaneous |
SCAW |
Scientists Center for Animal Welfare |
Sid |
Once per day |
SOP |
Standard Operating Procedures |
SPF |
Specific pathogen-free |
USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
UV |
ultraviolet |