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Allergy Unit
A biological potency unit assigned to several standardized allergenic extracts, following in-vitro comparison of the test extract to an FDA CBER reference standard. The FDA CBER reference standard may be assigned a specific AU unitage based on quantitative skin testing in allergic individuals, or based on specific allergen content. (NCI Thesaurus)
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