Summers |
abbreviation or acronym | name | alternative |
aa | amino acid | |
AC | adenylate cyclase | |
ACh | acetylcholine | |
AChE | acetylcholine esterase(s) | |
ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone | corticotropin |
ARC | arcuate nucleus | |
Arg | arginine | R |
aaad | aromatic amino acid decarboxylase | = DOPA / 5-HTP decarboxylase |
Asp | aspartate | D |
AVP | arginine vasopressin | antidiuretic hormone ADH |
B | corticosterone | |
BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor | |
BNP | brain natriuretic peptide | |
Ca++ | calcium | |
cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate | |
CAT | choline acetyltransferase | |
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 |
d | daltons | |
D1,2,3 | dopamine receptors | |
DA | dopamine | |
DBH | dopamine b-hydroxylase | |
DG | diacylglycerol | DAG |
DOPA | dihydroxyphenylalanine | |
E2 | estradiol | (an estrogen) |
bEnd | endorphin | |
EGFs | epidermal growth factors | |
Epi | epinephrine | adrenalin = A |
FGFs | fibroblast growth factors | |
F | cortisol | |
Gs,i,k or p | 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 | |
Glu | glutamate | E |
GIP | gastrointestinal polypeptide | gastric inhibitory peptide |
GnRH | gonadotropin-releasing hormone | LHRH |
GRB2 | growth factor receptor bound protein | |
GTP | guanosine triphosphate | |
hsp90 | heat shock protein 90 | |
IGFs | insulin-like growth factors | e.g. IGF1 |
ILs | interleukins | (e.g. IL1) |
IP3 | inositol triphosphate | |
JaK1,2,3 | janus tyrosine kinases | also TyK2 |
K+ | potassium | |
KA | affininty constant | |
KD | dissociation constant | |
LC | locus ceruleus | |
LTA | lateral tegmental area | |
MAO | monoamine oxidase | |
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 | |
MSHRIH | melanocyte stimulating hormone release inhibiting hormone | |
N1,2,3,4,5 | neurotrophins (1 through 5) | |
Na+ | sodium | |
NE | norepinephrine | noradrenalin = NA |
NGF | nerve growth factor | |
NM | normetanephrine | |
NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate | |
NO | nictric oxide | |
NOS | nitric oxide synthase | |
NTS | nucleus of the solitary tract | |
OXY | oxytocin | |
P | progesterone | |
PDE | phosphodiesterase | |
PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor | |
PIP2 | phosphotidylinositol bisphosphate | |
PKA or C | protein kinases A or C | |
PLC | phospholipase C | |
PNMT | phenyletholamine N-methyltransferase | |
PNS | peripheral nervous system | |
POA | preoptic area | |
POMC | pro-opiomelanocortin | |
PRL | prolactin | |
PV | periventricular nucleus | |
PVN | paraventricular nuleus | |
SCN | suprachiasmatic nucleus | |
5-HT | serotonin | 5-hydroxytryptamine |
5-HTP | 5-hydroxytryptophan | |
SON | supraoptic nucleus | |
STAT | signal transducers and activation of transcription | |
T | testosterone | |
T3 | tri-iodothyronine | (a thyroid hormone) |
T4 | thyroxine | (a thyroid hormone) |
TH | tyrosine hydroxylase | |
thyrotropin-releasing hormone | ||
VIP | vasoactive intestinal polypeptide | |
VMN | ventromedial nucleus | |
VTA | ventral tegmental area | |
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