1,25-D3
1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol
5-HT
serotonin
?-MSH
alpha melanocyte-stimulating hormone
�
angstrom - 1x10-10 meters
AAA
American Association of Anatomists
ABP
androgen-binding protein
Ach
acetylcholine
ACTH
adenocorticotropic hormone
ADH
antidiuretic hormone
AFM
atomic force microscopy
AFP
alpha-fetoprotein
AHF
antihemophilic factor
AHG
antihemophilic globulin
AI
adequate intake
ANH
atrial natriuretic hormone
ANP
atrial natriuretic hormone
ANS
autonomic nervous system
APC
antigen-presenting cell
APS
American Physological Society
AV
atrioventricular
AVP
arginine vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone)
B
bursa-equivalent tissue (as in B cell or B lymphocyte)
BBB
blood-brain barrier
BCOP
blood colloid osmotic pressure
BEAM
brain electrical activity map
BHP
blood hydrostatic pressure
BM
basement membrane
BMD
bone mineral density
BMI
body mass index
BMR
basal metabolic rate
BP
blood pressure
BTB
blood-testis barrier
�C
degrees Celsius or centigrade
C
calcitonin-producing cell, calorie or kilocalorie
C�
cervical, or complement (protein)
C or Cx
coccygeal
CA
carbonic anhydrase
cal
calorie
CART
cocaine- and amphetamin-regulated transcript
CCK
cholecystokinin
CD
collecting duct
CDK
cyclin-dependent tissue
CD-X
cluster differentiation (blood cell marker system, where X is the cluster number)
CN
cranial nerve
CNS
central nervous system
CO
cardiac output
CoA
coenzyme A
COMT
catechol-O-methyl transferase
COX
cyclooxygenase
CRH
corticotropin-releasing hormone
CT
calcitonin
CTFR
cystic fibrosis transmembrane
CTL
cytotoxic T lymphocyte
DA
dopamine
DC
dendritic cell
DCT
distal convoluted tubule
DEJ
dermoepidermal junction
DHEA
dehydroepiandrosterone
DIP
distal interphalangeal (joint)
dl or dL
deciliter
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
DRG
dorsal respiratory group
dsRNA
double-stranded ribonucleic acid
E2
estradiol
ECF
extracellular fluid
ECM
extracellular matrix
EDV
end-diastolic volume
EF
ejection fraction
EFP
effective filtration pressure
EGF
epidermal growth factor
EM
electron microscopy
ENS
enteric nervous system
EOP
endogenous opioid peptide
Epi
epinepharine
EPOC
excess postexercise oxygen consumption
EPSP
excitatory postsynaptic potential
ER
endoplasmic reticulum