Useful Abbreviations

Guide to the abbreviations used on the Tocris website

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Routes of drug administration
SI prefixes
Greek letters (lower case)
Unit Sizes

Routes of drug administration

Route	Abbreviation	Description

Intracerebroventricular	i.c.v.	Into the ventricles of the brain
Intra-arterial	i.a.	Into the lumen of an artery
Intracerebral	i.c.	Into the brain
Intradermal	i.d.	Into the dermal layer of the skin
Intramuscular	i.m.	Into a skeletal muscle
Intragastric	i.g.	Into the stomach
Intraperitoneal	i.p.	Into the peritoneal cavity
Intrathecal	i.t.	Into the spinal canal
Intravenous	i.v.	Into a vein
Oral	p.o.	By mouth
Subcutaneous	s.c.	Under the skin
Topical	–	Onto the surface, such as the skin or the eye
Systemic	–	In the periphery (not in the CNS)

SI prefixes

Symbol	Prefix	Factor

T	tera	10¹²
G	giga	10⁹
M	mega	10⁶
k	kilo	10³
m	milli	10^-3
μ	micro	10^-6
n	nano	10^-9
p	pico	10^-12

Greek letters (lower case)

α alpha	γ gamma	ο omicron	σ sigma
β beta	ι iota	ω omega	τ tau
χ chi	κ kappa	φ phi	θ theta
δ delta	λ lambda	π pi	υ upsilon
ε epsilon	μ mu	ψ psi	ξ xi
η eta	ν nu	ρ rho	ζ zeta

Unit Sizes

μg	Microgram
mg	Milligram
g	Gram
kg	Kilogram
l	Litre
ml	Millilitre

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