Medical Science Abbreviation | PBS PCR PGE PGF2 pHi pHo Q10 RNA RT-PCR S.C. SDS SD SDS-PAGE

Medical Terms

• P  --  probability (p can be used if P is used for pressure, tension or permeability) 
• 2 CO P--     partial pressure of CO2 
• 2 O P--     partial pressure of O2 
• PBS --   phosphate-buffered saline 
• PC --   personal computer 
• PC12-- cells  phaeochromocytoma cells 
• pCa --   –log [Ca2+
• ] (or other ion) 
• PCR--    polymerase chain reaction 
• PGE--    prostaglandin E 
• PGF2 --   prostaglandin F2; also PGF2α 
• pHi--    intracellular pH 
• pHo --   extracellular pH (not pHe) 
• Pipes--    piperazine-N-N´-bis(2-ethanesulphonic acid); also 1,4-piperazinediethane 
•     sulphonic acid 
• Q10 --   temperature coefficient over a 10°C temperature range  
• r --   correlation coefficient 
• RNA--    ribonucleic acid 
• RT-PCR--  reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction 
• SBFI-- indicator 
• S.C. --   subcutaneous (small capitals) 
• SD --   standard deviation 
• SDS  --  sodium dodecyl sulphate 
• SDS-PAGE  --sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis 
• SE  --  standard error (used in regression analysis) 
• SEM --   standard error of the mean 
• SITS --   4-acetamido-4´-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2´-disulphonic acid 
• Taps--    tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl-amino-propanesulphonic acid; 
•     also ([2-hydroxy-1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)ethyl]amino)-1-propanesulphonic acid 
• TEA--    tetraethylammonium 
• Tes--    N-tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid; 
•     2-{[2-hydroxy-1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)ethyl]amino}ethanesulphonic acid 
• Tris --   tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane 
• TTX--    tetrodotoxin (tetrodioxin) 
• UV--    ultraviolet 
• V½--    membrane potential at half-maximal inactivation 
• Vmax--    maximal velocity (in Boltzmann equation) 
• VIP--    vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (as in ‘the peptide VIP’) 
• τ--    time constant