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