Review of Medical Physiology - William F. Ganong 2002
List of Abbreviations
1,25-(OH)2D3 - 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol
16-OHDHEA-S - 16-hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
2,3-DPG - 2,3-diphosphoglycerate
25-OHD3 - 25-hydroxycholecalciferol
5'-DI - type I iodothyronine deiodinase
5'-DII - type II deiodinase
5-DI - type III deiodinase
5-HT - serotonin receptors
5-HIAA - 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid
5-HPETE - 5-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid
5-PRPP - 5-phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate
a-MHC - alpha-Myosin heavy chain isoform
a-MSH - alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone
p-ARK - beta-adrenergic receptor
ß-IFN - beta-interferon
ß-MHC - beta-myosin heavy chain isoform
ß-LPH - beta-lipotropin polypeptide
y-IFN - gamma-interferon
AASH - adrenocortical androgen-stimulating hormone
ABP - androgen-binding protein
AC - adenylate cyclase
ACE - angiotensin-converting enzyme
ANP - atrial natriuretic peptide
APO - apoprotein
APUD - amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation
BDNF - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BGP - bone Gla-protein
BMP - bone morphogenetic protein
BNP - brain natriuretic peptide
CAG - cytosine-adenine-guanine
CART - cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript
СаЗБ - calcium-binding protein
СВ1 - cannabinoid receptor 1
СВ2 - cannabinoid receptor 2
CBG - corticosteroid-binding globulin
CGRP - Calcitonin Gene-related peptide
CD - cluster of differentiation
CFTR - cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
CGRPa - calcitonin gene-related peptide alpha
CGRPß - calcitonin gene-related peptide beta
CNP - C-type natriuretic peptide
CNTF - ciliary neurotrophic factor
СОНb - carboxyhemoglobin
СОХ-1 - cyclooxygenase-1
СОХ-2 - cyclooxygenase-2
CREB - cAMP response element-binding protein
CYP - cytochrome P450
CYP11A - side-chain Cleavage enzyme
CYP19 - aromatase
DDAVP - desmopressin
ECL - enterochromaffin-like
EGF - epidermal growth factor
EP1-4 - cytokines, endogenous pyrogens
ERa - estrogen receptor a
ERß - estrogen receptor ß
FEV1 - forced expiratory volume in one second
FGF - fibroblast growth factor
GAD - glutamate decarboxylase
GBG - gonadotropin-binding globulin
GDNF - glial Cell line-derived neurotrophic factor
Gla - glutamic acid
GLI - glicentin
GLP-1 - Glucagon-like peptide 1
GLP-1 [7-36] - glucagon-like peptide 1 (7-36)
GLP-2 - glucagon-like peptide 2
GLUT - glucose transporter
GRPP - glicentin-related polypeptide
Hb - deoxygenated Hemoglobin
HbO2 - oxyhemoglobin
hCS - human chorionic somatomammotropin
Hct - hematocrit
HLA - human leukocyte Antigens
HS-CoA - reduced CoA
ICA - intracardiac adrenergic Cells
IFN - interferon
Іg - immunoglobulin
IRS - Insulin Receptor substrate
JAK - Janus kinase
LCR - locus control region
LIF - leukemia inhibitory factor
Lp - lipoprotein
LT - Leukotrienes
L-ДОФА - 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine
МАР - microtubule-associated proteins
MGP - matrix Gla protein
МНС - Major Histocompatibility Complex
ML1 - high-affinity melatonin site
ML2 - low-affinity melatonin site
ММС - mucosal mast cell
MODY - maturity-onset diabetes of the young
MPGF - major proglucagon fragment
MuSK - Muscle-specific kinase
Na+-K+-ATO-a3a - sodium-potassium-activated adenosine triphosphatase
NaEK - epithelial sodium channel
NF-KB - nuclear factor KB
NK - natural killer cell
NMDA - N-methyl-D-aspartate
NOS - nitric oxide synthase
NPR - natriuretic peptide receptor
P0 protein
P450 - cytochrome P450
P450scc - side-chain cleavage enzyme
P50 - partial pressure of O2 at which hemoglobin is 50% saturated with O2
PAF - platelet-activating factor
PARs - protease-activated receptors
PDE - phosphodiesterase
PDGF - platelet-derived growth factor
pH - hydrogen ion exponent, the negative logarithm of the H+ ion concentration in a medium
Pi - inorganic phosphorus
pK - Equilibrium Constant exponent in Chemical Reactions
PKD-1 - polycystin-1 protein
PKD-2 - polycystin-2 protein
PNMT - phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase
PPAR - peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
PPARy - peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PRA - progesterone receptor A
PRB - progesterone receptor B
PSA - prostate-specific antigen
PTHrP - parathyroid hormone-related peptide
PYY - peptide YY
QRS - ventricular complex on ECG
QS2 - total electromechanical systole
RU486 - mifepristone
SF-1 - steroidogenic factor 1
SgK - serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase
SGLT - sodium-glucose cotransporter
SIADH - syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
SIF - small intensely fluorescent cells in sympathetic ganglia
SRP - signal recognition particle
SNAP - soluble NSF attachment protein
SRY - sex-determining region Y
StAR - steroidogenic acute regulatory protein
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Т3 - triiodothyronine
Т4 - thyroxine
TF - transcription factor
Tg Ab - thyroglobulin antibody
TGF - transforming growth factor
t-PA - tissue plasminogen activator
ТРО Ab - thyroid peroxidase antibody
SF - thrombopoietic stimulating factor, thrombopoietin
TSH-R [block] Ab - thyrotropin receptor-blocking antibody
TSH-R [stim] Ab - thyrotropin receptor-stimulating antibody
UCP - uncoupling protein
u-РА - urokinase-type plasminogen activator
V - unipolar chest electrocardiographic lead
vF6 - unipolar left leg electrocardiographic lead
VL - unipolar left arm electrocardiographic lead
VR - unipolar right arm electrocardiographic lead
VEGF - vascular endothelial growth factor
Aß - ß-amyloid
APC - activated protein C
AV node - atrioventricular node
AVP - Arginine vasopressin
ADH - antidiuretic hormone
ADP - adenosine diphosphate
ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone
ALT - Alanine aminotransferase
AM - adrenomedullin
PAM - pulmonary alveolar macrophages
AMP - adenosine monophosphate
APP - amyloid precursor protein
ACE - angiotensin-converting enzyme
APC - antigen-presenting cell
APO - apolipoprotein
APO E - apolipoprotein E
ARP - absolute refractory period
BUN - Blood urea nitrogen
AST - aspartate aminotransferase
BP - blood pressure
FABP - fatty acid-binding protein
ATP - adenosine triphosphate
ATPase - adenosine triphosphatase
ACh - acetylcholine
AChE - acetylcholinesterase
ALS - AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
BER - basal electrical rhythm
US - unconditioned stimulus
FFA - free fatty acid
HIV - HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
VIP - vasoactive intestinal polypeptide
ICF - intracellular fluid
MHC - myosin heavy chain
VMA - vanillylmandelic acid
IUD - intrauterine device
AME - apparent mineralocorticoid excess
VOR - vestibulo-ocular reflex
RRP - relative refractory period
G6PD - glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
GTPBP - GTPase-binding protein
GABA - γ-aminobutyric acid
GABAA - γ-aminobutyric acid A
GABAB - γ-aminobutyric acid B
GABA-T - GABA transaminase
HVA - homovanillic acid
GDP - guanosine diphosphate
HETE - hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
TBG - thyroxine-binding globulin
HMG-CoA - 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA
GMP - guanosine monophosphate
GnRH - gonadotropin-releasing hormone
GRA - glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism
IPSP - inhibitory postsynaptic potential
IPSP - inhibitory postsynaptic potential
GIH - Growth Hormone-inhibiting hormone
hGH-V - human growth hormone variant
hGH-N - human growth hormone normal
GRP - gastrin-releasing peptide
GHRH - growth hormone-releasing hormone
GTP - guanosine triphosphate
GPI - glycosylated phosphatidylinositol
DA - dopamine
DAG - diacylglycerol
DHEA - dehydroepiandrosterone
DHEAS - dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
DOMA - 3,4-dihydroxyphenylmandelic acid
DHT - dihydrotestosterone
DOPEG - 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol
DIT - diiodotyrosine
RQ - respiratory quotient
LSD - lysergic acid diethylamide
DMT - N,N-dimethyltryptamine
DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid
DOC - deoxycorticosterone
DOM - 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine
DOPA - dihydroxyphenylalanine
DOPAC - dihydroxyphenylacetic acid
DPPC - dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine
LTD - long-term depression
LTP - long-term potentiation
DPG - 2,3-diphosphoglycerate
E1 - estrone
E2 - estradiol
EEG - Electroencephalogram
EET - epoxyeicosatrienoic acid
ECG - Electrocardiogram
ECoG - electrocorticogram
ETEC - enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
EMG - electromyogram
ERPF - effective renal plasma flow
EP - endogenous pyrogen
HBEG - His bundle electrogram
EDRF - endothelium-derived relaxing factor
ET-1 - endothelin-1
ET-2 - endothelin-2
ET-3 - endothelin-3
TBW - total body Water
PCD - programmed cell death
EJP - excitatory junction potential
EPSP - excitatory postsynaptic potential
FTI3 - free triiodothyronine index
FTI4 - free thyroxine index
IDDM - insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus
IL - interleukin
IMP - inosine 5'-monophosphate
NIDDM - non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
IPSP - inhibitory postsynaptic potential
MIS - Müllerian-inhibiting substance
ISF - interstitial fluid
IP3 - Inositol trisphosphate (inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate)
IGF-I - insulin-like growth factor I
IGF-II - insulin-like growth factor II
IGFBP-3 - IGF-binding protein-3
IGFBP-3 - insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3
RER - respiratory exchange ratio
SCFA - short-chain Fatty acids
ESV - end-systolic volume
CoA - coenzyme A
COMT - catechol-O-methyltransferase
CLIP - corticotropin-like intermediate lobe peptide
CRH - corticotropin-releasing hormone, corticoliberin
PRC - plasma renin concentration
CSF - colony-stimulating factor
G-CSF - granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
GM-CSF - granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
M-CSF - macrophage colony-stimulating factor
CT - computed tomography
CP - creatine phosphate
LH - luteinizing hormone
LHRH - luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
HDL - high-density Lipoproteins
LPH - lipotropic hormone
VLDL - very low-density lipoproteins
LDL - low-density lipoproteins
IDL - intermediate-density lipoproteins
LPS - lipopolysaccharide
LT - leukotriene
LCAT - lecithin-Cholesterol acyltransferase
MAO - monoamine oxidase
VMA - vanillylmandelic (3-methoxy-4-hydroxymandelic) acid
MHPG - 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol
MDMA - 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine
MIT - monoiodotyrosine
CAM - Cell Adhesion molecule
MVV - maximal voluntary ventilation
MMC - migrating motor complex
CMRO2 - cerebral metabolic rate of O2
RMP - resting Membrane Potential
mRNA - Messenger RNA
MSH - melanocyte-stimulating hormone
MuSK - muscle-specific kinase
CVR - cerebrovascular resistance
MT - microtubule
MF - microfilament
M6PR - mannose-6-phosphate receptor
UA - undissociated acid
NAD+ - nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NADH - dihydronicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NADH-DH - NADP dehydrogenase
NADP+ - nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NEP - neutral endopeptidase
RBF - renal blood flow
GRN - gracile Nucleus
RPF - renal plasma flow
SCN - suprachiasmatic nuclei
NSILA - non-suppressible insulin-like activity
NSAIDs - nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
NSR - normal sinus rhythm
LES - lower esophageal sphincter
NT - neurotransmitter
BMR - basal metabolic rate
rT3 - reverse triiodothyronine
PAH - p-aminohippuric acid
TBPA - thyroxine-binding prealbumin
PAMP - proadrenomedullin N-terminal 20 peptide
PG - prostaglandin
AGEs - advanced glycation end products
RFLP - restriction fragment length polymorphism
PEA - palmitoylethanolamide
PEG - polyethylene glycol
PET - positron emission tomography
ПІГ - пролактинінгібувальний гормон
PIH - prolactin-inhibiting hormone
ECF - extracellular fluid
PKC - protein kinase C
FLAP - 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein
hPL - human placental lactogen
PCR - Polymerase Chain Reaction
PMNs - polymorphonuclear leukocytes
PMS - premenstrual syndrome
ANP - atrial natriuretic peptide
POMC - pro-opiomelanocortin
PEP - pre-ejection period
ERP - event-related potential
PRH - prolactin-releasing hormone
FDPs - fibrinogen degradation products
PTH - parathyroid hormone
PRA - plasma renin activity
RAS - reticular activating system
ARDS - acute respiratory distress syndrome
RDS - respiratory distress syndrome of newborn
RNA - ribonucleic acid
rRNA - ribosomal RNA
RXR - retinoid X receptor
MIS - Müllerian inhibiting substance
SA node - sinoatrial node
SDH - succinate dehydrogenase
SDA - specific dynamic action
SC - secretory component
CK-MB - creatine kinase MB isoenzyme
CSF - CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
AIDS - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
SOD1 - superoxide dismutase
OVLT - organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis
SIDS - sudden infant death syndrome
SRP - signal recognition particle
SS 14 - Somatostatin 14
SS 28 - somatostatin 28
GHRH - growth hormone-releasing hormone
STN - subthalamic nucleus
HPNS - high pressure nervous syndrome
SFO - subfornical organ
NFP - net filtration pressure
LTH - human thyroid hormone
TR - thyroid receptor
TRH - thyrotropin-releasing hormone (thyroliberin)
TSH - thyroid-stimulating hormone (thyrotropin)
TGFa - transforming growth factor a
TGFß - transforming growth factor ß
UDP - uridine diphosphate
UDPG - uridine diphosphate glucose
UDPGA - uridine diphosphoglucuronic acid
CS - conditioned stimulus
UTP - uridine triphosphate
FAD - flavin adenine dinucleotide
PIP2 - phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate
PL - phospholipase
PLC - phospholipase C
FMN - flavin mononucleotide
TNF - tumor necrosis factor
EGF - epidermal growth factor
NGF - nerve growth factor
SRF - serum response factor
FSH - follicle-stimulating hormone (folliberin)
FGFR3 - fibroblast growth factor receptor 3
FCCF - quaternary complex factor
fMRI - functional MRI
hCG - human chorionic gonadotropin
hCS - human chorionic somatomammotropin (chorionic growth hormone-prolactin)
hCS - human chorionic somatomammotropin
CCK - cholecystokinin
CCK-PZ - cholecystokinin-pancreozymin
cADPR - cyclic adenosine diphosphate ribose
cAMP - cyclic AMP
cGMP - cyclic guanosine monophosphate
CDP - cytidine diphosphate
CNS - Central Nervous system
COX - cytochrome c oxidase
MTOC - microtubule-organizing center
CTP - cytidine triphosphate
HR - Heart rate
GIP - gastric inhibitory polypeptide
GFR - Glomerular Filtration rate
REM - rapid eye movement
NMR - nuclear magnetic Resonance
NTS - nucleus tractus solitarii
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