Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Definition
ARRIVE	Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments
CRO	Contract Research Organisation
EQIPD	Enhancing Quality In Preclinical Data (originally called European Quality in Preclinical Data)
GLP	Good Laboratory Practice
GCP	Good Clinical Practice
GMP	Good Manufacturing Practice
ISO	International Organization for Standardization
NIH	National Institutes of Health
PDCA	plan - do - check - act
QA	Quality Assurance
QC	Quality Control
QM	Quality management
QS	Quality System
RU	Research Unit
SOP	Standard Operating Procedure
WHO	World Health Organisation

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