Acta Studiorum Medicorum et Biomedicorum

Open-access, peer-reviewed journal edited by Apostolos Zarros and published semiannually by St Cuthbert Press Ltd (Stanley, England, UK)

ISSN (print): 2977-6295
ISSN (online): 2977-6309

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Acta Stud. Med. Biomed.

ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations need not be defined in manuscripts submitted for publication to Acta Studiorum Medicorum et Biomedicorum.

2D	two-dimensional
3D	three-dimensional
ADP	adenosine diphosphate
AMP	adenosine monophosphate
ANOVA	analysis of variance
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
ATPase	adenosine triphosphatase
AUC	area under the curve
BMI	body mass index
BPS	British Pharmacological Society
BSA	bovine serum albumin
cAMP	cyclic AMP
cDNA	complementary DNA
CI	confidence interval
CoA	coenzyme A
CT	computed tomography
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
df	degree of freedom
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
DNAase	deoxyribonuclease
EC₅₀	effective concentration producing 50% of maximum response
EC_X	effective concentration producing X% of maximum response
ECG	electrocardiogram
ED₅₀	effective dose producing 50% of maximum response
ED_X	effective dose producing X% of maximum response
EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EEA	European Economic Area
EEG	electroencephalogram
eGFP	enhanced green fluorescent protein
EGTA	ethylene glycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EMG	electromyogram
EPHAR	Federation of European Pharmacological Societies
EU	European Union
FACS	fluorescence-activated cell sorting
FBS	foetal bovine serum
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FRET	fluorescence resonance energy transfer
GAPDH	glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
GC	gas chromatography
GC-MS	gas chromatography – mass spectrometry
GDP	guanosine diphosphate
GFP	green fluorescent protein
GMP	guanosine monophosphate
GTP	guanosine triphosphate
GTPase	guanosine triphosphatase
Hb	haemoglobin
HBSS	Hanks’ balanced salt solution
HEPES	2-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethane-1-sulfonic acid
HPLC	high-performance liquid chromatography
IC₅₀	inhibitory concentration (50% inhibition of maximum)
Ig	immunoglobulin
IL	interleukin
IQ	intelligence quotient
IQR	interquartile range
IR	infrared
IU	international unit
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IUPHAR	International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
KO	knockout
LC	liquid chromatography
LC-MS	liquid chromatography – mass spectrometry
LED	light-emitting diode
LD₅₀	lethal dose (in 50% of population)
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging
mRNA	messenger RNA
MS	mass spectrometry
MS-MS	tandem mass spectrometry
MW	molecular weight
n	number of observations
NAD⁺	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, oxidized form
NADH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, reduced form
NADP⁺	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, oxidized form
NADPH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, reduced form
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NMR	nuclear magnetic resonance
OD	optical density
p	probability (denoting level of significance)
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
PET	positron emission tomography
pH	potential of hydrogen (acidity / basicity)
r	correlation coefficient
Rh	rhesus
RIA	radioimmunoassay
RIPA	radioimmunoprecipitation assay
RNA	ribonucleic acid
RPMI	Roswell Park Memorial Institute
rRNA	ribosomal RNA
SD	standard deviation
SDS-PAGE	sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
SE	standard error
SEM	standard error of the mean
siRNA	small interfering RNA
SPSS	Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
t_1/2	half-life
TLC	thin layer chromatography
Tris	2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol
tRNA	transfer RNA
TUNEL	terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyUTP-biotin nick end labeling
UAE	United Arab Emirates
UK	United Kingdom
UN	United Nations
US	United States
USA	United States of America
UV	ultraviolet
WHO	World Health Organization
WT	wild type

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