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