Key Abbreviations Acetylcholinesterase AchE Alpha-fetoprotein AFP Allele dropout ADO American College of Medical Genetics ACMG American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Assisted reproductive technology ART Biochemistry Ultrasound Nuchal Translucency BUN Cell-free DNA cfDNA Chorionic villus sampling CVS Comparative…
Key Abbreviations American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Body mass index BMI Consortium on Safe Labor CSL Cephalopelvic disproportion CPD Confidence interval CI Electronic fetal monitoring EFM Food and Drug Administration FDA Group B Streptococcus GBS…
Key Abbreviations Activated protein C APC Adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH Alanine aminotransferase ALT Arginine vasopressin AVP Aspartate aminotransferase AST Atrial natriuretic peptide ANP Blood pressure BP Blood urea nitrogen BUN Body mass index BMI Brain natriuretic peptide BNP Cardiac output CO Colloidal…
Key Abbreviations Angiotensin-converting enzyme ACE Birth defects surveillance monitoring system BDSMS Electroencephalogram EEG Fetal alcohol syndrome FAS Food and Drug Administration FDA Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase G6PD Neural tube defect NTD Propylthiouracil PTU Sudden infant death syndrome SIDS Saturated solution of…
Key Abbreviations 11-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 11β-HSD1 11-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 11β-HSD2 Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ADHD Average for gestational age AGA Body mass index BMI Bisphenol A BPA Corticotrophin-releasing hormone CRH C-reactive protein CRP Diethylstilbestrol DES Endocrine-disrupter chemical EDC Food and…
Key Abbreviations American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Body mass index BMI Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC Dietary Reference Intakes DRI Docosahexaenoic acid DHA Eicosapentaenoic acid EPA Food and Drug Administration FDA Institute of…
Key Abbreviations Antigen-presenting cell APC B-cell activating factor of the tumor necrosis factor family BAFF B-cell receptor BCR CC receptor CCR Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 5 CCL5 CXC receptor CXCR Decidual natural killer dNK Dendritic cell DC Fas…
Key Abbreviations Advanced maternal age AMA Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ACIP American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Artificial reproductive technology ART Azidothymidine AZT Bisphenol A BPA Body mass index BMI Centers for Disease Control and…
Key Abbreviations Adenosine diphosphate ADP Adenosine monophosphate AMP Adenosine triphosphate ATP Alpha-fetoprotein AFP Dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate DHEAS Exocoelomic cavity ECC Epidermal growth factor EGF Glucose transporter 1 GLUT1 Guanosine monophosphate GMP Human chorionic gonadotropin hCG Major histocompatibility complex class I…
Key Abbreviations 2,3-Diphosphoglycerate 2,3-DPG α-Melanocyte–stimulating hormone α – MSH Adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH Angiotensin-converting enzyme ACE Angiotensin II AII Arginine vasopressin AVP Atrial natriuretic factor ANF Carbon dioxide CO 2 Corticotropin-like intermediate lobe peptide CLIP Corticotrophin-releasing factor CRF Cyclic adenosine monophosphate cAMP…
