Exposure to low-moderate doses of chemicals over long periods of time may be concerning in treatments. LOAEL identifies the minimal necessary dose of a compound that yields to an observed adverse effect. NOAEL, in contrast, maps cases with no observed adverse effect. In this endpoint, oral chronic adverse effects are assessed in rats.
Title : Modeling Oral Rat Chronic Toxicity
Authors : Mazzatorta, Paolo, Manuel Dominguez Estevez, Myriam Coulet, and Benoit Schilter
URL : https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ci8001974
Journal : Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
Year : 2008