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abbreviation or acronym | name | alternative |
1o | primary | |
2o | secondary | |
2N | diploid | |
3o | tertiary | |
4o | quaternary | |
5-HT | serotonin | 5-hydroxytryptamine |
5-HTP | 5-hydroxytryptophan | |
[x] | concentration of x | |
\ | therefore |
aa | amino acid | |
aaad | aromatic amino acid decarboxylase | = DOPA / 5-HTP decarboxylase |
AC | adenylate cyclase | |
ACh | acetylcholine | |
AChE | acetylcholine esterase(s) | |
ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone | corticotropin |
AMPA | a-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-proprionic acid | |
ANF | atrionatriuretic factor | ANH, ANP, atriopeptin |
APS | Anterior Hypothalamic, Supraoptic, Suprachiasmatic Center | |
A-R | androgen receptor | |
ARC | arcuate nucleus | |
Arg | arginine | R |
Asp | aspartate | D |
ATP | adenosine triphosphate | |
AVP | arginine vasopressin | antidiuretic hormone ADH |
B | corticosterone | cort |
BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor | |
BNP | brain natriuretic peptide |
Ca++ | calcium | |
CA1-4 | Ammon's Horn region 1-4 | Cornuae Ammonae |
cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate | |
CAT | choline acetyltransferase | |
CeA | central nucleus of the amygdala | CNA |
CCK | cholecystekinin | |
cGMP | cyclic guanosine monophosphate | |
Cl- | chloride | |
CNS | central nervous system | |
CNTF | ciliary neurotrophic factor | |
CO | carbon monoxide | |
COMT | catechol-O-methyltransferase | |
[x] | concentration of x | |
CREB | cAMP regulatory element-binding protein | |
CRH | corticotropin-releasing hormone | CRF |
Cys | cysteine | C |
2N | diploid | |
d | daltons | |
D1,2,3 | dopamine receptors | |
DA | dopamine | |
DAT | dopamine transporter | |
db | leptin receptor gene | |
DBH | dopamine b-hydroxylase | |
DG | diacylglycerol | DAG |
DHEA | dihydroepiandrosterone | |
DHEAS | dihydroepiandrosterone | DHEA-S |
DHT | 5a-dihydrotestosterone | 5a-DHT |
DOPA | dihydroxyphenylalanine |
E | estrogen | (general abbreviation ) |
E1 | estrone | (an estrogen) |
E2 | estradiol-17b | estradiol (an estrogen) |
E3 | estriol | (an estrogen) |
bEnd | endorphin | |
EGFs | epidermal growth factors | urogastrone |
Epi | epinephrine | E, EP, adrenalin = A |
EPo | erythropoietin | EPO |
E-R | estrogen receptor | |
ERT | estrogen replacement therapy |
FGFs | fibroblast growth factors | |
F | cortisol | cort |
Gal | galanin | GAL |
Gs,i,k, or p (11,q) | G-protein | GTP binding protein |
Ga,b,and or g | a,b,and or g subunits of a G-protein | |
GABA | g-aminobutyric acid | |
GC | guanylate cyclase | |
GDNF | glial derived neurotrophic factor | |
GH | growth hormone | |
GHRH | growth hormone releasing hormone | GRH |
GHRIH | growth hormone release inhibiting hormone | GIH, somatostatin |
Glu | glutamate | E |
GIP | gastrointestinal polypeptide | gastric inhibitory peptide |
GnRH | gonadotropin-releasing hormone | LHRH |
GRB2 | growth factor receptor bound protein | |
GRP | gastrin releasing peptide | |
GTP | guanosine triphosphate |
Hcrt | hypocretin/orexin | Orx, Ox |
HRT | hormone replacement therapy | |
hsp90 | heat shock protein 90 | HSP90 |
IFNg | interferon-g | M |
IGF1,2 | insulin-like growth factors | collectively IGFs, somatomedins |
IL1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13 | interleukins | collectively ILs |
IP3 | inositol trisphosphate | inositol triphosphate |
INAH3 | 3rd interstitial nucleus of the mPOA | in the medial preoptic area of the anterior hypothalamus |
JaK1,2,3 | janus tyrosine kinases | also TyK2 |
K+ | potassium |
KA | affininty constant |
KD | dissociation constant |
LC | locus ceruleus | locus coeruleus |
LPA,B | lipoxins | LPA-B |
LTA | lateral tegmental area | |
LTA4,B4,C4,D4,E4 | leukotrienes | LTA-E4 |
LTD | long term depression | |
LTP | long-term potentiation |
MAO | monoamine oxidase | MAOA, MAOB |
MAP | mitogen activation proteins | |
MAP K | MAP kinase | |
MAP KK | MAP K kinase | |
MBH | medial basal hypothalamus | |
Mn | metanephrine | |
MPOA | medial preoptic area | |
MSH | melanocyte stimulating hormone | aMSH |
MSHRH | melanocyte stimulating hormone releasing hormone | MRF |
MSHRIH | melanocyte stimulating hormone release inhibiting hormone | MIF |
N1,2,3,4,5 | neurotrophins (1 through 5) | collectively Ns NT1,2,3,4,5 |
Na+ | sodium | |
NE | norepinephrine | NEP noradrenalin = NA |
NET | norepinephrine transporter | |
NGF | nerve growth factor | |
NM | normetanephrine | |
NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate | |
NO | nictric oxide | |
NOS | nitric oxide synthase | |
NR1,2a,2b | NMDA-R subunits | |
NPY | neuropeptide Y | |
NSF | N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor | also refers to the National Science Foundation |
NTS | nucleus of the solitary tract | nST |
ob | leptin gene | |
Ob-Ra,b,c,d,e | leptin receptorsa-e | Ob-R |
Orx | Orexin (aka hypocretin) | Hcrt |
OrxA,B | orexin/hypocretin ligand variantsA & B | Hcrt1,2 |
Orx1,2 | orexin/hypocretin receptors1 & 2 | HcrtA,B |
OT | oxytocin | OXY, Oxy |
1o | primary | |
P | progesterone | |
P450aro | aromatase | |
P450C17b | 17b-hydroxylase | |
PAG | periaqueductal gray | MCG, midbrain central gray |
PDE | phosphodiesterase | |
PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor | |
PGs | prostaglandins | PGA2, PGE1,2, PGF1,2a |
PGI | prostacyclin | |
PHI | peptide histidine isoleucine | |
PIP2 | phosphotidylinositol bisphosphate | phosphotidylinositol biphosphate |
PKA, C or G | protein kinases A, C or G | |
PLC | phospholipase C | |
PNMT | phenyletholamine N-methyltransferase | |
PNS | peripheral nervous system | |
POA | preoptic area | |
POMC | pro-opiomelanocortin | |
PP | pancreatic polypeptide | |
PrL | prolactin | PRL, Prl |
PV | periventricular nucleus | |
PVN | paraventricular nuleus | |
PYY | peptide YY |
-R | hormone or transmitter receptor | e.g. GnRH-R |
2o | secondary | |
SCN | suprachiasmatic nucleus | |
5-HT | serotonin | 5-hydroxytryptamine |
5-HTP | 5-hydroxytryptophan | |
SON | supraoptic nucleus | |
SNAP | soluable NSF attachment protein | |
SNARE | SNAP receptor | |
SRP | signal recognition particle | |
STAT | signal transducers and activation of transcription |
\ | therefore | |
3o | tertiary | |
T | testosterone | |
T3 | tri-iodothyronine | (a thyroid hormone) |
To | temperature | Tob = body temperature Toa = ambient temperature |
T4 | thyroxine | =tetra-iodothyronine (a thyroid hormone) |
TDF | testis determining factor | |
TGFa,b | transforming growth factorsa-b | |
TH | tyrosine hydroxylase | |
TRH | thyrotropin-releasing hormone |
VAMP | synaptobrevin | |
VIP | vasoactive intestinal polypeptide | |
VMN | ventromedial nucleus | VMH |
VTA | ventral tegmental area | |
[x] | concentration of x |
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