function explainTerm(term) {
	var explanation = '';
	var exp;
	var config='toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,width=300,height=150';

	if (term == 'LD50')	{
		explanation = '<B>L</B>ethal <B>D</B>ose that may kill statistically <B>50%</B> of the population (eg subject group in the experiment). Doubling the dosage does not necessarily make it 100%.';
	}
	if (term == 'LDLO')	{
		explanation = '<B>Lo</B>west published <B>L</B>ethal <B>D</B>ose.';
	}
	if (term == 'TDLO')	{
		explanation = '<B>Lo</B>west reported <B>T</B>oxic <B>D</B>ose.';
	}
	if (term == 'mg/kg')	{
		explanation = '<B>M</B>ili<B>g</B>rams of drug per 1 <B>k</B>ilo<B>g</B>ram of body mass.<BR><BR>Example: if your weight is 70<B>kg</B> and drug quantity is 20<B>mg/kg</B>, then it will convert to 1400<B>mg</B> in total (20<B>mg</B>*70).';
	}

	if (! (term == '')) {
		exp = window.open("", "exp", config);

		exp.document.write('<HTML>');

		exp.document.write('<HEAD>');
		exp.document.write('<TITLE>Explanation of the term ' + term + '</TITLE>');
		exp.document.write('<LINK REL="stylesheet" TITLE="Default Style Sheet" HREF="/styles/black.css" TYPE="text/css">');
		exp.document.write('</HEAD>');

		exp.document.write('<BODY>');
		exp.document.write('<H3>' + term + '</H3>');
		exp.document.write(explanation);
		exp.document.write('</BODY>');
	}
}
