What does SLDRC stand for?

SLDRC stands for slopes of log dose-response curves

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Knowledge of the shape and slope of the dose-response curve is extremely important in predicting the toxicity of a substance at specific dose levels.

Why does this matter? If dose-response curves are non-monotonic, meaning that the slopes of the dose-response curve can change over the range of doses of exposures...