Acronyms & Abbreviations Glossary
| antigen | |
| a |
alpha |
| ascites |
product is provided in ascites form |
| ACTH |
adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| Affinity Purified |
antigen based purification method |
| Alk/Phos or ALP |
alkaline phosphatase |
| AMP |
adenosine monophosphate |
| A/P |
affinity purified |
| bovine serum albumin | |
| b |
beta |
| 80% pure, suitable for spiking into matrix serum or buffer for control applications | |
| capture |
antibody used for coating on a solid phase in a sandwich assay |
| competitive |
antigen and antibody reaction |
| conjugate |
antibody used for labeling in a sandwich assay |
| C |
complement |
| CA |
cancer associated |
| CEA |
carcinoembryonic antigen |
| CK |
creatine kinase |
| CLIA |
chemiluminescence |
| CME |
carboxymethyl ester |
| CMO |
carboxymethyloxime |
| Conj/Hap |
conjugated hapten |
| diethylaminoethyl | |
| DHEA-S |
dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate |
| DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DHT |
dihydrotestosterone |
| epsilon | |
| E. coli |
escherichia coli |
| EBNA |
epstein barr nuclear antigen |
| EIA |
enzyme immunoassay |
| ELISA |
enzyme linked immunosorbent assay |
| ELISA conj. |
a prelabeled antibody or antigen suitable for a sandwich assay |
| ELISA/WB/IHC |
for use in an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, western blot and immunohistochemistry |
| Enzy |
enzyme |
| Enz/Conj/Ab |
enzyme conjugated antibody |
| Enz/Conj/Derv |
enzyme conjugated derivative |
| feline leukemia virus | |
| FIA |
fluorescent immunoassay |
| FITC |
fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| FPIA |
fluorescent polarization immunoassay |
| FSH |
follicle stimulating hormone |
| f mole |
fenta mole |
| gastrointestinal | |
| g |
gram |
| GAP |
GTPase activating protein |
| GLUT |
glucose transporter |
| g |
gamma |
| 3H |
tritium |
| human chorionic gonadotropin | |
| HGH |
human growth hormone |
| HMG |
gonadotropin prepared from urine of menopausal and post-menopausal woman |
| HIV |
human immunodeficiency virus |
| HPLC |
high pressure liquid chromatography |
| HPL |
human placental lactogen |
| HRP |
horseradish peroxidase |
| HBCAg |
hepatitis B core antigen |
| HBsAg |
hepatitis B surface antigen |
| HBeAg |
hepatitis Be antigen |
| HCV |
hepatitis C virus |
| HSV |
herpes simplex virus |
| HIV TAT |
human immunodeficiency virus TAT |
| HTLV |
human T-cell lymphotropic virus |
| HHV |
human herpes virus |
| immunoassay grade | |
| IFA |
indirect fluorescent assay |
| Ig |
immunoglobulin |
| Ig fraction |
immunoglobulin purification by DEAE |
| IHC/ELISA |
suitable for immunohistochemistry or two site immunoassay |
| IHC |
immunohistochemistry |
| 125I |
iodine 125 |
| IRMA |
immunoradiometric assay |
| immunogen |
suitable for antibody purification |
| IEP |
immunoelectrophoresis |
| IRP |
international reference preparation |
| IS |
international standard |
| IU |
international unit |
| IU/mg |
international units/milligram |
| IF |
indirect fluorescent |
| kilodalton | |
| KLH |
keyhole limpet hemocyanin |
| lambda | |
| label |
suitable for enzyme or fluorescent |
| Latex assay or conjugate |
suitable for solid phase latex bead applications or enzyme conjugation |
| LH |
luteinizing hormone |
| LIA |
luminescence immunoassay |
| L/M |
liters per mole |
| LPS |
lipopolysaccharide |
| LYN |
56 kD isoform |
| milligram | |
| µg |
microgram |
| µl |
microliter |
| ml |
milliliter |
| monospecific |
antibody tested and confirmed to contain one specificity by electrophoresis |
| MAb |
monoclonal antibody |
| MOMP |
major outer membrane protein |
| non specific binding | |
| MW |
molecular weight |
| N/A |
not available or not applicable |
| NAPA |
n-acetylprocainamide |
| neph/turb |
nephelometric/turbidimetric |
| nephelometric/turbidimetric |
high titered, monospecific grade of antibody |
| Neph |
nephelometric quality |
| nm |
nanometer |
| neat |
non-purified, non-diluted antiserum |
| optical density | |
| prostatic acid phosphatase | |
| PBS |
phosphate buffered saline |
| TBG |
thyroxine binding globulin |
| PAb |
polyclonal antibody |
| PCP |
phencyclidine |
| pg |
picogram |
| PFIA |
polarization fluorescent immunoassay |
| Ip |
isoelectric point |
| PSA |
prostate specific antigen |
| PTH |
parathyroid hormone |
| precipitating |
suitable to be used in a double antibody liquid phase competitive assay |
| purified |
DEAE pure antibodies |
| purity (high) |
antigens that are 98% pure by SDS PAGE...antibodies that are 95% pure by SDS PAGE |
| 12 mer peptide fragment with a 24 kD protein | |
| RIA |
radioimmunoassay |
| RIA grade |
suitable to be used in an 125I assay |
| RID |
radial immunodiffusion |
| RPR |
rapid plasma reagin (syphilis) |
| antibody is suitable to be used for coating on a plastic or nylon surface | |
| SDS-PAGE |
sodium sodecylsulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| to be determined | |
| TNF |
tumor necrosis factor |
| THC |
tetrahydrocannabinol |
| TLC |
thin layer chromatography |
| TMB |
3,3'.5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine |
| TSH |
thyroid stimulating hormone |
| Tracer |
antibody is suitable for labeling with an 125I assay |
| Tubes |
amount of antibody needed for each test tube used in a particular assay |
| ultra violet | |
| U/ml |
units/milliliter |
| Units |
measurement of activity |
| viral capid antigen | |