Common Abbreviations, U-Z

Entries highlighted in yellow do not require explicit definition in a manuscript.

Definition Abbreviation
U
UCP uncoupling protein
UTR untranslated region
   
V
VAMP vesicle-associated membrane polypeptide
VAS visual analog scale
Ved end-diastolic volume
Ves end-systolic volume
VF ventricular fibrillation3
Vm membrane voltage
Vt test voltage
VT ventricular tachycardia
   
W
WBC white blood cell(s)
WGA wheat germ agglutinin
WLW wet lung weight
WPI World Precision Instruments
WW wet weight
   
X
X/XO xanthine/xanthine oxidase
XO xanthine oxidase