USDOE Human Subjects Research Glossary
Glossary of Common Scientific Terms and Abbreviations:
- BNCT : boron neutron capture therapy
- bp : base pairs
- C : Celsius
- CBF : cerebral blood flow
- cc : cubic centimeter
- cDNA : complementary DNA
- CFR : Code of Federal Regulations
- Ci : Curie
- cm : centimeter
- CNS : central nervous system
- CRADA : Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
- CT : computed (computerized) tomography
- dB : decibel
- DNA : deoxyribonucleic acid
- EEG : electroencephalogram
- EKG : electrocardiogram
- EMF : electromagnetic field
- FISH : fluorescence in situ hybridization
- g : gram
- GABA : gamma amino butyric acid
- HDL : high density lipoprotein
- Hep B : hepatitus B
- HIV : human immunodeficiency virus
- HLA : human leukocyte antigen
- HPLC : High Pressure Liquid Chromatography
- hz : hertz
- IgG : Immunoglobulin G
- IMAGE : Integrated Molecular Analysis of Genomes and their Expression
- in vivo : occurring inside a living organism
- in vitro : occurring outside a living organism
- IR : infrared
- IRB : Institutional Review Board
- IUDR : Iododeoxyuridine
- IV : intravenous
- J : joule
- keV : kiloelectron volt
- kg : kilogram
- kHz : kilohertz
- LC/ms : Liquid Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry
- LDL : low density lipoprotein
- l or L : liter
- LDRD : Laboratory Directed Research and Development (funding)
- LPT : lymphocyte proliferation test
- LTT : lymphocyte transformation test
- mCi : millicurie
- mg : milligram
- ml : milliliter
- mm : millimeter
- MNC : mononuclear cells
- mrad : millirad
- mrem : millirem
- MRI : magnetic resonance imaging
- mW : milliwatt
- nCi : nanocurie
- nm : nanometer
- O-15 : oxygen-15
- PCR : polymerase chain reaction
- PET : positron emission tomography
- pH : acidity
- PI : principal investigator
- ppb : parts per billion
- ppm : parts per million
- RNA : ribonucleic acid
- SPECT : single photon emission computed tomography
- TCGF : T-cell growth factor
- µg : microgram
- µm : micrometer
- UV : ultraviolet
- W : watt
- WBC : white blood cell count
- XRF : x-ray fluorescence
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