Abbreviations XI
Abbreviations
6-APA |
6-aminopenicillanic acid |
ER |
endoplasmic reticulum |
AA |
amino acid |
FSH |
follicle stimulating hormone |
ABP |
arterial blood pressure |
GABA |
γ-aminobutyric acid |
AC |
adrenal cortex |
GDP |
guanosine diphosphate |
ACE |
angiotensin-converting |
GnRH |
gonadotropin-releasing |
|
enzyme |
|
hormone = gonadorelin: |
ACh |
acetylcholine |
GRH |
growth hormone-releasing |
AChE |
acetylcholinesterase |
|
hormone = somatorelin |
ADH |
antidiuretic hormone |
GRIH |
growth hormone release-in- |
|
(= vasopressin, AVP) |
|
hibiting hormone |
AH |
adenohypophyseal |
|
= somatostatin |
AP |
action potential |
GTP |
guanosine triphosphate |
ATP |
adensosine triphosphate |
HCG |
human chorionic gonadotro- |
AVP |
vasopressin (= antidiuretic |
|
pin |
|
hormone, ADH) |
HIT II |
heparin-induced thrombocy- |
BMI |
Body-Mass-Index |
|
topenia type II |
BP |
blood pressure |
HMG |
human menopausal |
BP |
boiling point |
|
gonadotropin |
CAH |
carbonic anhydrase |
i.m. |
intramuscular(ly) |
cAMP |
cyclic adenosine |
i.v. |
intravenous(ly) |
|
monophosphate |
IFN |
interferon |
CG |
cardiac glycoside |
IFN-α |
interferon alpha |
cGMP |
cyclic guaniidine monophos- |
IFN-β |
interferon beta |
|
phate |
IFN-γ |
interferon gamma |
CHH |
corticotropin-releasing |
IGF-1 |
insulin-like growth factor 1 |
|
hormone |
IL |
interleukins |
CHO |
Chinese hamster ovary |
IOP |
intraocular pressure |
CHT |
specific choline-transporter |
IP3 |
inositol trisphosphate |
CML |
chronic myeloic leukemia |
ISA |
intrinsic sympathomimetic |
CNS |
central nervous system |
|
activity |
COMT |
catecholamine O-methyl |
ISDN |
isosorbide dinitrate |
|
transferase |
ISMN |
5-isosorbide mononitrate |
CRH |
corticotropin-releasing |
LH |
luteinizing hormone |
|
hormone |
M |
moles/liter, mol/l |
DAG |
diacylglycerol |
MAC |
minimal alveolar concentra- |
DHF |
dihydrofolic acid, dihydro- |
|
tion |
|
folate |
MAO |
monoamine oxidase |
DHT |
dihydrotestosterone |
mesna |
sodium 2-mercaptoethane- |
DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
|
sulfonate |
DPTA |
diethylenetriamino- |
MHC |
major histocompatibility |
|
pentaacetic acid |
|
complex |
DRC |
dose–response curves |
MI |
myocardial infarction |
ECL |
enterochromaf n-like |
mM |
millimoles/liter, mmol/l |
EDRF |
endothelium-derived relaxant |
mmHg |
millimeters of mercury |
|
factor |
mRNA |
messenger RNA |
EEG |
electroencephalogram |
mTOR |
mammalian target of |
EFV |
extracellular fluid volume |
|
rapamycin |
EMT |
extraneuronal monoamine |
MW |
molecular weight |
|
transporter |
NAChR |
nicotinic receptor |
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Abbreviations |
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NAT |
norepinephrine transporter |
SJS |
Steven–Johnson syndrome |
NE |
norepinephrine |
TEN |
toxic epidermal necrolysis |
NFAT |
nuclear factor of activated |
SR |
sarcoplasmic reticulum |
|
T cells |
SSRI |
selective serotonin reuptake |
NH |
neurohypophyseal |
|
inhibitors |
NMDS |
N-methyl-d-asparate |
STEMI |
ST elevation MI |
NSTEMI |
non-STEMI (non-ST |
THF |
tetrahydrofolic acid, |
|
elevation MI) |
|
tetrahydrofolate |
NTG |
nitroglycerin |
TIVA |
total intravenous anaesthesia |
NYHA |
New York Heart Association |
TMPT |
thiopurine methyltransferase |
PABA |
p-aminobenzoic acid |
TNFα |
necrosis factor α |
PAMBA |
p-aminomethylbenzoic acid |
t-PA |
tissue plasminogen activator |
PDE |
phosphodiesterase |
TRH |
thyrotropin-releasing hor- |
PF3 |
platelet factor 3 |
|
mone = protirelin |
PL |
phospholipid |
VAChT |
vesicular ACh transporter |
PLC |
phospholipase C |
VMAT |
vesicular monoamine trans- |
PPARα |
peroxisome proliferator- |
|
porter |
PPARγ |
activated receptor alpha |
|
|
peroxisome proliferator- |
Pharmacokinetic parameters |
||
|
activated receptor gamma |
B |
|
PRIH |
prolactin release inhibiting |
|
|
Bmax |
|
||
|
hormone = dopamine |
|
|
|
c0 |
|
|
REM |
rapid eye movement |
|
|
Cltot |
|
||
rER |
rough endoplasmic reticulum |
cmax |
|
RNA |
ribonucleic acid |
|
|
ct |
|
||
rt-PA |
recombinant tissue plasmino- |
|
|
F |
|
||
RyR |
gen activator |
k |
|
ryanodine receptors |
KD |
|
|
s.c. |
subcutaneous(ly) |
|
|
t½ |
|
||
sER |
smooth endoplasmic reticu- |
Vapp |
|
|
lum |
|
|
SERM |
selective estrogen receptor |
|
|
|
modulators |
|
|
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