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Platelet-activating factor, also known as PAF, PAF-acether or AGEPC (acetyl-glyceryl-ether-phosphorylcholine), is a potent phospholipid activator and mediator of many leukocyte functions, platelet aggregation and degranulation, inflammation, and anaphylaxis.
PAF: platelet-activating factor paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (meaning intermittent AF) PAH: pulmonary arterial hypertension phenylalanine hydroxylase PAI-1: plasminogen activator inhibitor-1: PAL: posterior axillary line: PALS: Pediatric advanced life support (training program) PAN: polyarteritis nodosa: PAO: peak acid output: PAOD ...
The platelet-activating factor receptor (PAF-R) is a G-protein coupled receptor which binds platelet-activating factor. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is encoded in the human by the PTAFR gene . The PAF receptor shows structural characteristics of the rhodopsin (MIM 180380) gene family and binds platelet-activating factor (PAF).
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A 2 (Lp-PLA 2) also known as platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) is a phospholipase A 2 enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PLA2G7 gene. [5] [6] Lp-PLA 2 is a 45-kDa protein of 441 amino acids. [7] It is one of several PAF acetylhydrolases.
Pure autonomic failure (PAF) is an uncommon, sporadic neurodegenerative condition marked by a steadily declining autonomic regulation. [3] Bradbury and Eggleston originally described pure autonomic failure in 1925. [4] Patients usually present with orthostatic hypotension or syncope in midlife or later.
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
Abbrev. [1]Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1]; a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte ...