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The term “adverse” is used with the meaning “disadvantageous” or “harmful.” An effect should be avoided if it is adverse but could theoretically be tolerated when non-adverse. Generally it is more or less clear what is meant by “adverse,” but in a real situation, it may be difficult to position the line separating adverse from non-adverse.
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Englert, N., Maynard, R.L. (2020). Adverse Effects Versus Non-adverse Effects in Toxicology. In: Reichl, FX., Schwenk, M. (eds) Regulatory Toxicology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36206-4_61-2
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