Resources :: Common Abbreviations
Entries highlighted in yellow do not require explicit definition in a manuscript.
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| Q | |
| Q10 | temperature coefficient |
| QTL | quantitative trait loci |
| R | |
| -R | (as a suffix) receptor |
| RA | right atrium |
| RAP | right atrial pressure |
| RAAS | renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system |
| RACE | rapid amplification of cDNA ends |
| RAS | renin-angiotensin system |
| RBC | red blood cell(s) |
| RBF | renal blood flow |
| RCR | respiratory control ratio |
| RDA | recommended dietary allowance |
| REM | rapid eye movement |
| RER | respiratory exchange ratio |
| RLU | relative light units |
| RMP | resting membrane potential |
| RMR | resting metabolic rate |
| RMS | root mean square |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| ROI | region of interest |
| RPMI | Roswell Park Memorial Institute growth medium |
| RPP | rate-pressure product |
| RR interval | R wave-to-R wave interval |
| R-R interval | R wave-to-R wave interval |
| RSNA | renal sympathetic nerve activity |
| RV | right ventricle |
| RV dP/dt | first derivative of right ventricular pressure |
| RV dP/dtmax | maximal first derivative of right ventricular pressure |
| RVDP | right ventricular diastolic pressure |
| RVEDP | right ventricular end-diastolic pressure |
| RVESP | right ventricular end-systolic pressur |
| RVLM | rostral ventrolateral medulla |
| RVR | renal vascular resistance |
| RVP | right ventricular pressure |
| RVV | right ventricul volume |
| RyR | ryanodine receptor |
| S | |
| SA | sinoatrial |
| SAGE | sequential analysis of gene expression |
| SAH | S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase |
| SAN | sinoatrial node |
| SAP | systolic arterial pressure |
| SDH | succinate dehydrotenase |
| SDP | systolic diastolic pressure |
| SEE | SE of the estimate |
| SERCA | sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase |
| SHR | spontaneously hypertensive rat(s) |
| siRNA | short interfering RNA |
| SIRS | systemic inflammatory response syndrome |
| SMA | superior mesenteric artery |
| SNA | sympathetic nerve activity |
| SNAP | S-nitroso-N-acetyl penicillamine |
| SNP | sodium nitroprusside, single-nucleotide polymorphism |
| SNR | signal-to-noise ratio |
| SNS | sympathetic nervous system |
| SON | supraoptic nucleus |
| SP-A | surfactant protein A |
| SP-B | surfactant protein B |
| SPECT | single-photon emission computed tomography |
| SPF | specific pathogen free |
| 8-SPT | 8-(p-sulfophenyl)-theophylline |
| SR | sarcoplasmic reticulum |
| SRE | serum response element |
| SRF | serum response factor |
| SRIF | somatotrophin release-inhibiting factor |
| ss- | (as a prefix) single stranded (e.g., ssDNA) |
| STZ | streptozotocin |
| SV | stroke volume |
| SVR | systemic vascular resistance |
| SVRI | systemic vascular resistance index |
| T | |
| t1/2 | half-time |
| T3 | 3,5,3′-triiodothyronine |
| T4 | thyroxine |
| Ta | ambient temperature |
| TA | thoracic aorta |
| TAG | triacylglycerol |
| Tb | body temperature |
| TBA | thiobarbituric acid |
| TBARS | thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |
| TBS | Tris-buffered saline |
| TBST | Tris-buffered saline-Tween |
| TBS-T | Tris-buffered saline-Tween |
| Tc | body core temperature |
| TEA | tetraethylammonium |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| TER | transepithelial resistance |
| TFA | trifluoracetic acid, transcription factor A |
| TG | triglyceride(s) |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| Th | T helper type |
| TMA | tetramethylammonium |
| Tn | troponin |
| TNFR | TNF receptor |
| TPR | total peripheral resistance |
| TRADD | TNF-α receptor-associated death domain |
| TRAP | thrombin receptor agonist peptide |
| TRITC | tetramethylrhodamine isothiocyanate |
| TUNEL | terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP-mediated nick-end labeling |
| TT | transit time |
| TTC | triphenyltetrazolium chloride |
| TTF | thyroid transcription factor |
| TxA | thromboxane A |
| TxB | thromboxane B |