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  • adjective That repeats over a relatively short period

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Examples

  • Such depressions cause subchronic or chronic stress which then affects the limbic-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal/thyroid/gonads axes.

    An Evolutionary Model of Depression, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Dietary sources of vitamin D are often inadequate to meet our minimum needs, and this is now resulting in an epidemic of subchronic vitamin D deficiency diseases.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

  • Endpoints investigated have included subchronic and chronic changes in metabolism, histopathology, and function of most systems; reproductive effects; growth; teratogenicity; and mutagenicity.

    Archive 2008-04-01 2008

  • Since 90 days is about 10% of a rats expected lifespan, the 90-day subchronic study with rats is appropriate for derivation of the longer-term HA assessment.

    Exposure standards and guidelines 2007

  • A subchronic animal study with a LOAEL of 50 mg/kg/day was used.

    Risk assessment of chemical substances 2007

  • For example, exposure to a xenobiotic may occur over a long period of time (chronic), but for logistical and economic reasons, the studies are conducted within a much shorter time period (subchronic).

    Toxicology 2007

  • They are similar to the subchronic tests except that they extend over a longer period of time and involve larger groups of animals.

    Toxicity testing methods 2007

  • A subchronic toxicity study was carried out to evaluate the safety of jojoba oil.

    5 Uses 1985

  • "In a 90-day subchronic dietary study in the rat, administration of OSA modified gum acacia in the diet for 13 weeks did not produce any adverse effects," states the EFSA opinion.

    BeverageDaily RSS jane.byrne@decisionnews.com 2010

  • "In a 90-day subchronic dietary study in the rat, administration of OSA modified gum acacia in the diet for 13 weeks did not produce any adverse effects," states the EFSA opinion.

    FoodQualityNews RSS jane.byrne@decisionnews.com 2010

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  • "We broke up...as much as anything it was her subchronic texts that had me feeling hemmed in."

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