Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Acronyms
ADCC
antibody-dependent cell cytoxicity
BAC
bacterial artifi cial chromosome
BHK
baby hamster kidney
cDNA
complementary DNA
CHO
Chinese hamster ovary
CNTF
ciliary neurotrophic factor
CSF
colony-stimulating factor
dsRNA
double-stranded RNA
EDTA
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
ELISA
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EPO
erythropoietin
FGF
fi broblast growth factor
FSH
follicle-stimulating hormone
GDNF
glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor
GH
growth hormone
hCG
human chorionic gonadotrophin
HIV
human immunodefi ciency virus
HPLC
high-performance liquid chromatography
IGF
insulin-like growth factor
ISRE
interferon-stimulated response element
JAK
Janus kinase
LAF
lymphocyte activating factor
LIF
leukaemia inhibitory factor
LPS
lipopolysaccharide
MHC
major histocompatibility complex
MPS
mucopolysaccharidosis
mRNA
messenger RNA
PDGF
platelet-derived growth factor
PEG
polyethylene glycol
