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LAL
— Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (endotoxin Test)
DGGE
— PCR)-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis
COPD
— Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
HIV
— Human Immunodeficiency Virus I
DIDN
— dideoxynucleotide
AIDS
— Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
PPM
— parts per million
ARS
— Autonomously Replicating Sequence
API
— Application Programming Interface
TQM
— Total Quality Management
MLST
— Multilocus Sequence Typing
MRI
— Magnetic Resonance Imaging
AMI
— acute myocardial infarction
ESC
— Embryonic Stem Cell
LTR
— Long Terminal Repeat
T-DNA
— transferred DNA
AP-PCR
— Arbitrarily Primed Polymerase Chain Reaction
PTGS
— Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing
MCS
— Multiple Cloning Site
AS-PCR
— allele-specific PCR
EPC
— Endothelial Progenitor Cell
LDH
— Lactate dehydrogenase
DSC
— Differential Scanning Calorimetry
CAD
— Coronary Artery Disease
RA
— Rheumatoid Arthritis
NMR
— Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
ECL
— Electrochemiluminescence
DNA
— Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
GMP
— Good Manufacturing Practice
NMRNA
— non-messenger RNA
IR
— Infrared
JIVET
— juvenile in vitro embryo technology
SNRNA
— small nuclear RNA
ER
— Endoplasmic Reticulum
ADR
— Adverse Drug Reaction
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
BOD
— Biochemical Oxygen Demand
CRO
— Contract Research Organization
ASA
— allele-specific amplification
TPA
— Tissue Plasminogen Activator
VIGS
— Virus-Induced Gene Silencing
PAC
— P1-Derived Artificial Chromosome
BOD
— Biological Oxygen Demand
BFGF
— Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor
C
— Cytosine
CPDNA
— chloroplast DNA
OLA
— Oligonucleotide Ligation Assay
SCE
— Sister Chromatid Exchange
DSTORM
— direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy
3PG
— 3-phosphoglycerate
RNA
— Ribo Nucleic Acid
ADME
— absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
PE
— Pulmonary Embolism
AG
— Antigen
ANP
— Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
SCAR
— Sequence-Characterized Amplified Region
BSA
— Bovine Serum Albumin
HAC
— human artificial chromosome
MCB
— Master Cell Bank
DOE
— Design Of Experiment
CMV
— Cytomegalovirus
ABPI
— Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
HD
— High Density
RFLP
— Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
SPR
— Surface Plasmon Resonance
CHE
— Cholinesterase
SAR
— Structure-Activity Relationship
CAI
— Codon Adaptation Index
LCR
— Ligase Chain Reaction
ACP
— Acyl-Carrier Protein
BMR
— Basal Metabolic Rate
CAPS
— Cleaved Amplified Polymorphic Sequence
MS
— Mass Spectrometer
NCE
— New Chemical Entity
ATCC
— American Type Culture Collection
HRP
— Horseradish Peroxidase
PCV
— packed cell volume (of blood)
PCS
— Photon Correlation Spectroscopy
ODMR
— Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance
NO
— Nitric Oxide
ACS
— Acute Coronary Syndrome
BPO
— Business process outsourcing
PD
— Parkinson's Disease
CCD
— Charge Coupled Device - a device for the movement of electrical charge.
ADCC
— Antibody-Dependent Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity
FSH
— follicle stimulating hormone
CD
— Circular Dichroism
CMO
— Contract Manufacturing Organization
TNF
— Tumor Necrosis Factor
BNP
— Brain Natriuretic Peptide
2PG
— 2-phosphoglycerate
AMP
— Adenosine Monophosphate
FACS
— fluorescence-activated cell sorting system
LPS
— Legionella pneumophila lipopolysaccharide
BDNF
— Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
EBV
— Epstein-Barr virus
SSR
— Simple Sequence Repeat
ORF
— Open Reading Frame (DNA Sequence)
TOC
— Total Organic Carbon
GRAS
— Generally Regarded As Safe (FDA List)
BLAST
— Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
MCD
— Magnetic Circular Dichroism
NADP
— Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate
ISSR
— inter-simple sequence repeat
POC
— Point of Care
NAD
— Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
ELISA
— enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EIA
— Enzyme ImmunoAssay
DLS
— Dynamic Light Scattering
TLC
— Thin Layer Chromatography
HPLC
— High Performance Liquid Chromatography
PG
— Prostaglandin
A
— Adenine
FBS
— Fetal Bovine Serum
DMARD
— disease-modifying antirheumatic drug
LINCRNA
— large intergenic noncoding RNA
MMPII
— matrix metalloproteinase II complex
GH
— Growth Hormone
GC
— gonococcus (gonnorhea germ)
NDA
— New Drug Application
CLIA
— Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
SINE
— Short Interspersed Nuclear Element
ITC
— Isothermal Titration Calorimetry
RISC
— RNA-induced silencing complex
ROS
— Reactive Oxygen Species
KDA
— Kilodaltons
ESR
— Electron Spin Resonance
RUO
— Research Use Only
LDL
— Low-Density Lipoprotein (a type of cholesterol)
RO
— Reverse Osmosis
NA
— Nucleic Acid
HCV
— hepatitis C virus
PAR
— Photosynthetically Active Radiation
MHC
— Major Histocompatibility Complex
IGG
— immunoglobulin gamma G (Globulin)
EPR
— Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
SOD
— Superoxide Dismutase
NSAID
— Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
AFP
— amplified fragment length polymorphism
EDC
— Endocrine-Disrupting Compound
CML
— Chemical Markup Language
ET
— Embryo Transfer
SFC
— Supercritical Fluid Chromatography
MMP
— Matrix Metalloproteinase
CE
— Capillary Electrophoresis
PAGE
— Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
ECM
— Extracellular Matrix
SBE
— single-base extension
ASR
— Analyte Specific Reagent
SRS
— Stimulated Raman Scattering
ALS
— Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis
NOS
— Nitric Oxide Synthase
FRET
— Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
EPO
— Erythropoietin
SAE
— Serious Adverse Event
DTI
— Direct Thrombin Inhibitor
AFM
— Atomic Force Microscopy
HDL
— High-Density Lipoprotein (a type of cholesterol)
GM
— Genetic Modification
CRO
— Clinical Research Organization
RIA
— Radio Immuno-Assay
HPC
— High Performance Computing
PDGF
— Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
SSO
— splice switching oligonucleotide
ADP
— Adenosine Diphosphate (RN 58-64-0)
HLA
— Human Leukocyte Antigen
HSC
— Hematopoietic Stem Cell
WGD
— Whole Genome Duplication
RT-LAMP
— reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification
AB
— Antibody
BAC
— Bacterial Artificial Chromosome
NICE
— National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
CDR
— complementarity-determing region
DOTS
— Database of Transcribed Sequences
GLP
— Good Laboratory Practice
KB
— Kilobase
SPP
— Surface Plasmon Polariton
GABA
— gamma-aminobutyric acid
RTK
— Receptor Tyrosine Kinase
BGG
— Bovine Gamma Globulin
BIP
— Binding Protein
AOB
— ammonia-oxidizing bacteria
IDL
— intermediate-density lipoprotein
EGFR
— Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
ALDH
— Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
IVT
— In Vitro Transcription
VNTR
— variable number tandem repeat
LCR
— Low Complexity Region
SEC
— Size Exclusion Chromatography
DSRNA
— double-stranded RNA
CCC DNA
— covalently-closed circle DNA
FFF
— Field-Flow Fractionation
COA
— Coenzyme A
G
— Guanine
PHB
— Polyhydroxybutyrate
MAB
— Monoclonal Antibody
LMO
— Living Modified Organism
PFGE
— Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
VKA
— Vitamin K Antagonist
RNP
— Ribonucleoprotein
IND
— Investigational New Drug
EGF
— Epidermal Growth Factor
ASO
— antisense oligonucleotide
QSAR
— Quantitative Structure-activity Relationship(s)
FAD
— Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide
HSA
— Human Serum Albumin
DDS
— Drug Delivery System
PPF
— Photosynthetic Photon Flux
SAGE
— serial analysis of gene expression method
MOET
— Multiple ovulation and embryo transfer
CRAMS
— Contract Research and Manufacturing Services
CBD
— Convention on Biological Diversity's
CAP
— Catabolite Activator Protein
ATP
— Adenosine Tri-Phosphate
DSDNA
— 1,10-phenanthroline)/double-stranded DNA
APC
— Antigen-Presenting Cell
OA
— Open Access
TLR
— IL-1/Toll-like receptor
GFP
— Green Fluorescent Protein
MRNA
— messenger RNA
DDNTP
— dideoxynucleotide
VRE
— Vancomycin-resistent enterococcus
ASIC
— Acid-Sensing Ion Channel
GMP
— guanosine monophosphate
ITS
— Internal Transcribed Spacer
PERV
— Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus
ADH
— Alcohol Dehydrogenase (reg: 9031-72-5)
QTL
— Quantitative Trait Locus
BMS
— Biomedical Sciences
RAPD
— Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA
IGR
— Intergenic Region
CODA
— context-depended assembly
GMO
— Genetically modified organism
AP-MS
— affinity purification mass spectrometry
LIMS
— Laboratory Information Management System
ABA
— Abscisic Acid
CADD
— Computer-Aided Drug Design
GTL
— Gas-To-Liquid technology
LHRH
— luteinizing hormone releasing hormone, luliberin
CDNA
— complementary DNA
GDP
— Guanosine Diphosphate
AAV
— Adenoviral & Adeno-Associated Viral
PAT
— Process Analytical Technology
AAV
— adeno-associated viral vector
LINE
— Long Interspersed Nuclear Element
EST
— Expressed Sequence Tag
ATE
— arterial thromboembolic disease
ICM
— Inner Cell Mass
API
— Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient
CHIP
— Chromatin Immunoprecipitation
RER
— Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
MNT
— Molecular Nanotechnology
MSC
— Mesenchymal Stem Cell
NPC
— Neural Progenitor Cell
SSCP
— single-strand conformation polymorphism assay
HSPS
— High-scoring Segment Pairs
PNA
— Peptide Nucleic Acid Oligomer (biochemistry)
IF
— Initiation Factor
SEM
— Scanning Electron Microscopes
ENCODE
— Encyclopedia of DNA Elements
GTP
— guanosine triphosphate
IL
— Interleukin
AMO
— ammonia monooxygenase
EF
— Elongation Factor
CTC
— Circulating Tumor Cell
SNRNP
— Small Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein
FGF
— Fibroblast Growth Factor
YFP
— Yellow Fluorescent Protein
SCP
— Single-Cell Protein
SSDNA
— Single-Stranded DNA
ELISCO
— entrepreneurial life science company
NAB
— Neutralizing Antibody
T
— Thymine (DNA base)
FTMS
— Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry
SNP
— Single Nucleotide Polymorphismen
SGA
— Synthetic Genetic Array
DPP IV
— dipeptidyl peptidase IV
JALMA
— Japanese Leprosy Mission for Asia
MEMS
— Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
CNV
— Copy Number Variation
CBI
— Codon bias index
PCD
— programmed cell death/apoptosis
GURT
— Genetic Use Restriction Technology
CHO
— Chinese Hamster Ovary
DAMD
— directed amplification of minisatellite DNA
HGH
— human growth hormone
BEV
— Baculovirus Expression Vector
PDB
— Protein Data Bank
CTL
— cytotoxic T lymphocyte cell
AIF
— cytochrome c and apoptosis-inducing factor
AMD
— Acids and Macular Degeneration
EDTA
— 51Cr-ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid
YAC
— Yeast Artificial Chromosome
CSF
— colony stimulating factor
SCA
— Specific Combining Ability
U
— Uracil
DMD
— disease-modifying drug
TF
— Transcription Factor
SCNT
— Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer
IFP
— infrared fluorescent protein
LMWH
— Low molecular weight heparin(oid
NSC
— Neural Stem Cell
STED
— Stimulated Emission Depletion
RF
— Release Factor
TCR
— T-cell receptort
NEMS
— nano electro mechanical systems
MCP
— Monocyte Chemotactic Protein
EDRF
— endothelium-derived relaxing factor or factors
GST
— Glutathione-S-Transferase
MRSA
— methicillin-resistent Staphylococcus aureus
DAG
— directed acyclic graph
SIRNA
— Small Interfering RNA
PGC
— Primordial Germ Cells
APP
— amyloid ß-protein precursor
BSE
— Bovine Spongioform Encephalopathy
CSP
— Chiral Stationary Phase
PKA
— protein kinase activity
ARMG
— Antibiotic Resistance Marker Gene
GE
— Genetic Engineering
FTIRS
— Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
IGS
— Intergenic Spacer
ETT
— Embryo Transfer Technology
SDS
— Scientific Data Set
CDK
— Cell Division Kinase
COX
— Cyclooxygenase
M-CSF
— macrophage-colony stimulating factor
IDPCR
— interaction-dependent PCR
HGP
— Human Genome Project
PDE
— Phosphodiesterase
NT
— Nuclear Transfer
CAMV
— Cauliflower Mosaic Virus
ACAT
— acyl-cholesterol acyl transferase
EBV
— Estimated Breeding Values
ZFN
— Zinc Finger Nuclease
FXA
— Factor Xa
PTHRP
— Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein
QSTR
— quantitative structure toxicology relationship
CADD
— Computer Assisted Drug Design
VSG
— Variable Surface Glycoprotein
DAB
— single domain antibody
RRNA
— Ribosomal RNA gene
API
— Annual Parasite Incidence
SGD
— Saccharomyces genome database
INSP 3
— inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
TRNA
— Transfer Rna
FSP
— Functional Service Provider
GBP
— Glycan Binding Protein
EGS
— external guide sequence
PIP 2
— phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate
CMP
— Cytidine monophosphate
ACSF
— Artificial Cerebral Spinal Fluid
PIR
— Protein Information Resource
FMN
— Flavin Mononucleotide
TRFLP
— terminal restriction-fragment length polymorphism
HUGO
— Human Genome Organization
CM
— CentiMorgan
TPLSM
— Two-photon Laser-scanning Microscopy
DDRNAI
— DNA-directed RNAi
GLP
— Glucagon-Like Peptide
DAF
— DNA AMPLIFICATION FINGERPRINTING
WGS
— Whole Genome Shotgun
MALDI-TOF
— matrix assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight
GF
— Growth Factor
CDP
— cytidine diphosphate
AHG
— antihaemophilic globulin
HCS
— High Content Screening
ETL
— Economic Trait Locus
STS
— Sequence-Tagged Sites
MAAP
— Multiple Arbitrary Amplicon Profiling
CAPSS
— Clone-Array Pooled Shotgun Sequencing
MTDNA
— Mitochondrial DNA
CBFA
— Core Binding Factor A1
CAMM
— Computer Assisted Molecular Modeling
SSA
— Single-Strand Annealing
UDP
— Uridine Diphosphate
GGF2
— Glial Growth Factor-2
BP
— Base Pair
NCRNA
— Non-Coding Rna
RIP
— Ribosome-Inactivating Protein
ETS
— External Transcribed Spacer
SPAR
— Single Primer Amplification Reaction
CEC
— chicken embryonic cell
EB
— embryonic body
LCM
— laser capture microdissection
HESC
— Human Embryonic Stem Cell
AS
— Antisense
VSP
— variant surface protein
NOB
— nitrite-oxidizing bacteria
IPSC
— Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell
DSB
— DNA double-strand breakage
SNORNA
— Small Nucleolar RNA
PKC
— Protein Kinase C
NT
— Nucleotide
RDD
— Rational Drug Design
DMSO
— dimethyl sulphoxide
UMP
— Uridine Monophosphate
UTP
— Uridine triphosphate
UFH
— ultrafractionated heparin
BAF
— B-cell activating factor
BABS
— biosynthetic antibody binding site
EMR
— Electron Magnetic Resonance
HSP
— heat shock protein system
IP 3
— inositol-1,4,5 -phosphate
CCPCR
— capillary convective PCR
CT
— chromatin transfer
IVEP
— In Vitro Embryo Production
PMP
— Plant-Made Pharmaceutical
ASSET
— alternative splicing sequence enriched tag
CHMP
— Committee for Human Medicinal Products
CPG
— Controlled Porosity Glass
ARTS
— alignment of RNA tertiary structures
GSL
— glycosphingolipid
PRIMOS
— probing RNA structures to identify motifs and overall structural changes
VLDL
— very low-density lipoprotein
NNR
— Neuronal Nicotinic Receptor
PCA
— Protein Complementation Assay
DSCDNA
— double-stranded complementary DNA
TSG
— transcriptional gene silencing
DTTP
— deoxythymidine 5'-triphosphate
ABC
— ATP-Binding Cassette
F2
— filial generation 2
SSP
— Semi Synthetic Penicillin
OEC
— oxygen-evolving complex
TEP
— tissue engineered product
HNRNA
— heterogeneous RNA
PAM
— Percent Accepted Mutation
FPRL
— Formyl Peptide Receptor Like
PTD
— peptide transduction domain
IMP
— inosine monophosphate
TMA
— Tissue Microarray
FFPE
— formalin-fixed paraffin-enbedded
HTEP
— human TEP
VTE
— venous thromboembolic disease
BST
— bovine somatotrophin
SCLS
— small cell lung cancer
BRET
— biolumiscence resonance energy transfer
IS
— Insertion Sequence
COQ
— Coenzyme Q
DATP
— deoxyadenosine 5'-triphoshate
PSSA
— phosphorylation site specific antibody
HD
— huntington disease
COMET
— Computerized Molecular Evaluation of Toxicity
GPCR
— G-protein coupled receptor
MSV
— Maize Streak Virus
AV
— Accurate Volume
RF
— replicative form
RH
— recombinant human
MD
— molecular dynamics simulation
ISH
— In Situ Hybridisation
RIMS
— Research Information Management System
CNR
— Cell Nuclear Replacement
SRNA
— small non-coding RNA
STR
— Sequence Tandem Repeats
BMP
— Bone Morphogentic Protein
BCHE
— Butyrylcholinesterase
F1
— filial generation 1
RDNA
— Recombinant Dna
DCTP
— deoxycytidine 5'-triphosphate
EXTS
— expressed oligonuleotide tags
MIRNA
— micro RNA
IVDMIA
— in vitro diagnostic multivariate integrating assay
FPALM
— fluorescence PALM
HUPO
— Human Proteome Organization
AUC
— Analytical Ultracentrifugation
TGS
— Transcriptional Gene Silencing
IP 1
— inositol-1-phosphate
CAMP
— cyclic 3',5' AMP
SDS-PAGE
— sodium dodecyl sulphate PAGE
IHC
— immunohistochistochemistry
HCR
— hydridization chain reaction
MPC
— Mesenchymal Precursor Cells
SHRNA
— Short Hairpin Rna
SC
— Synaptonemal Complex (protein structure)
D
— Deoxy
ELN
— Electronic Lab Notebook
DGTP
— deoxyguanosine 5'-triphoshate
QPCR
— Quantitative Pcr
LIF
— leukaema inhibitory factors
TGGE
— Thermal Gel Gradient Electrophoresis
CAT
— Committee for Advanced Therapies
HTPS
— high throughput screening
VEGF
— Vascular endothelial growth factor-A
PEG
— polyethelene glycol
LGIC
— ligand-gated ion-channel
HCA
— High Content Analysis
MRU
— minimum recognition unit
PSI
— Proteomics Standards Initiative
CMD
— cancer molecular diagnostics
DD
— dideoxy
ATP
— advanced therapy product
EMT
— embryo multification and transfer
CTP
— cytidine triphosphate
CRC
— Custom Research Company
ICAT
— isotope-coated affinity tags
QCP
— quantitative chromatin profiling
HTGS
— High-Throughput Genomic Sequencing
IVM
— I on in Vitro Maturation
EPG
— expected progeny difference
LOC
— lab-on-a-chip
NMN
— nicotinamide mononudeotide
EDV
— essential derivation of varities
SINA
— small interfering NA
MLVA
— multi-locus variable-number
GDNP
— glial derived neurotropic factor
IRGSP
— international rice genome-sequencing programme
MAC
— mammary alveolar cell
IMP
— integral membrane protein
XMP
— xanthosine monophosphate
NIRS
— near-infrared spectroscopy
TPMT
— Thiopurine Methyltransferase
YPD
— yeast proteome database
NASSAM
— nucleic acids search for structures and motifs
PALM
— Photoactivated Localization Microscopy
CRP
— catabolite regulator protein
PI
— phosphatidyl-inositol
MAS
— marker-assisted selection
ASL
— alternative splicing library
IRP
— iron-responsive protein
HAMA
— human antimouse antibody
FR3D
— find RNA 3D
Q
— ubiquinone
FIA
— fluorescence immoassay
TTP
— Thymidine Triphosphate
HSP
— anti-heat shock protein
ROS
— repressor of silencing
EC
— enzyme commission
SAP
— Stress-activated Protein
CF
— cystic fibrose
MNG
— maltose-neopentyl glycol
PMF
— plant molecular farming
RNAI
— RNA Interference
IVF
— in vitro fertlization
ITF
— Innovation Task Force
ODN
— oligo deoxynucleotide
FP
— Fluorescence Polarisation
MAA
— Market Authorization Application
FISH
— fluorescent in situ hybrdization
SAW
— suface acoustic wave
BT
— Bacillus thuringensis
PMI
— plant made industrials
GEO
— GE organism
GEM
— GE micro-organism
ON
— oligonucleotides
ENGL
— European Network of GMO Laboratories
QELS
— quasi-elastic light scattering
ITS
— intrachromosomal telomeric sequence
MTT
— magnetic torgue tweezers
MDA
— microdroplet array
MDA
— multiple drop array
ENDOR
— electron-nuclear double resonance
SMD
— small molecular drugs
PDV
— plant-derived vaccine
IFC
— Integrated Fluidic Circuits
PCR
— polymerase chain rection
PTM
— post-translational modfication
PMB
— plant made biologics
MCP
— macrophage chemotatic protein
UHTS
— ultra-high-throughput system
LC
— liguid chromatography
PG
— polygalacturonase
SV
— sedimentation velocity
RF
— radio frequence
RAP
— real-time array
J
— joining segment
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