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