Term: maximum tolerable dose (MTD)
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03769

Definition:
Highest amount of a substance that, when introduced into the body, does not kill test animals (denoted by LD0).

Source: PAC, 1993, 65, 2003. 'Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)' on page 2067 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199365092003)

Citation: 'maximum tolerable dose (MTD)' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03769

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