Reference Animal and Plant

A hypothetical entity with the assumed basic biological characteristics of a particular type of animal or plant as described to the generality of the taxonomic level of family with defined anatomical physiological and life history properties that can be used for the purposes of relating exposure to dose and dose to effects for that type of living organism.

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from ICRP Publication 136, 2017

A hypothetical entity with the assumed basic biological characteristics of a particular type of animal or plant as described to the generality of the taxonomic level of family with defined anatomical physiological and life history properties that can be used for the purposes of relating exposure to dose and dose to effects for that type of living organism.

from ICRP Publication 122, 2013

Reference Animals and Plants

Hypothetical entities with assumed basic biological characteristics of a particular type of animal or plant, as described to the generality of the taxonomic level of Family, with defined anatomical, physiological, and life-history properties.

from ICRP Publication 114, 2009 & ICRP Publication 108, 2008 & ICRP Publication 103, 2007

Reference Animals and Plants

A hypothetical entity, with the assumed basic biological characteristics of a particular type of animal or plant, as described to the generality of the taxonomic level of family, with defined anatomical, physiological, and life-history properties, that can be used for the purposes of relating exposure to dose, and dose to effects, for that type of living organism.