APPENDIX
TABLE VIII-1
Acronyms and Abbreviations Found in This Text
ABP
Androgen-binding protein
DOC
Deoxycorticosterone
ACAT
Acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase
Dopa
3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine
ACTH
Adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotropin
DPF
Diisopropylphosphofluoridate
ADH
Alcohol dehydrogenase
DPG
Diphosphoglycerate (bisphosphoglycerate)
ADH
Antidiuretic hormone, vasopressin
DPN+
Diphosphopyridine nucleotide (oxidized)
ADP
Adenosine diphosphate
(now replaced by NAD)
AFP
ctj -Fetoprotein
DPNH
Diphosphopyridine nucleotide (reduced)
AIP
Aldosterone-induced protein
(now replaced by NADH)
Ala
Alanine
dsRNA
Double-stranded RNA
ALA
Aminolevulinic acid
E
Epinephrine
AMP
Adenosine monophosphate
EC
Enzyme Commission number (International
Arg
Arginine
Union of Biochemistry) system
Asn
Asparagine
EDTA
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Asp
Aspartic acid
EFA
Essential fatty acid
AST
Aspartate aminotransferase
EGF
Epidermal growth factor
ATP
Adenosine triphosphate
ELISA
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
BDGF
Bone-derived growth factor
emf
Electromotive force
BMP
Bone morphogenic protein
Enz
Enzyme (also E)
BMR
Basal metabolic rate
FAD
Flavin adenine dinucleotide (oxidized)
BPG
Bisphosphoglycerate
f a d h 2
Flavin adenine dinucleotide (reduced)
CaBP
Calcium-binding protein
FFA
Free fatty acid
cAMP
3',5'-Cyclic adenosine monophosphate,
f h 4
Tetrahydrofolic acid
cyclic AMP
Figlu
Formiminoglutamatic acid
CBG
Corticosteroid-binding globulin
FMN
Flavin mononucleotide (oxidized)
CCK
Cholecystokinin
f m n h 2
Flavin mononucleotide (reduced)
cDNA
Complementary DNA
FSH
Follicle-stimulating hormone
CDP
Cytidine diphosphate
FST
Foam stability test
cGMP
3',5'-Cyclic guanosine monophosphate,
GABA
y-Aminobutyric acid
cyclic GMP
GDP
Guanosine diphosphate
CLIP
Corticotropin-like intermediate lobe
GFR
Glomerular filtration rate
polypeptide
GH
Growth hormone
CMP
Cytidine monophosphate
GIP
Gastric inhibitory polypeptide
CoASH
Free (uncombined) coenzyme A
Gla
y-Carboxyglutamic acid
COMT
Catechol-O-methyltransferase
Gin
Glutamine
CPK
Creatine phosphokinase
Glu
Glutamic acid
CRBP
Cellular retinol-binding protein
Gly
Glycine
CRH
Corticotropin-releasing hormone
GMP
Guanosine monophosphate
CT
Calcitonin
GnRH
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
CTP
Cytidine triphosphate
GRH
Growth hormone-releasing hormone
Cys
Cysteine
GTP
Guanosine triphosphate
D
Dopamine receptor
HAL
Hepatic acylglycerol lipase
D -
Geometric isomer of
l
form of chemical
Hb
Hemoglobin
compound
hCG
Human chorionic gonadotropin
DA
Dopamine
HDL
High-density lipoprotein
DCC
Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
5-HETE
Monohydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
DES
Diethylstilbestrol
5-HIAA
5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid
DHEA
Dehydroepiandrosterone
His
Histidine
DHEAS
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
HLA
Major histocompatibility (MHC) locus
DHT
Dihydrotestosterone
HMG-CoA
/3-Hydroxy-/3-methylglutaryl-CoA
DIT
Diiodotyrosine
HMM
Heavy meromyosin
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid
HMP
Hexose monophosphate
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