Abbreviations

H-μ

H h hecto-; hour Hb hemoglobin hp horsepower ht height Hz hertz I IC50 inhibitory concentration, 50% ID50 infective dose, 50% i.d. inside diameter i.e., that is Ig immunoglobulin i.m. intramuscular IMP, IDP, ITP inosine phosphates in inch i.p. intraperitoneal IU international unit i.v. intravenous J J joule Jr junior, with names K K kelvin Km Michaelis constant k kilo- kcal kilocalorie kg kilogram km kilometer L L levo configuration l,(-) levorotatory LC50 lethal concentration, 50% LD50 lethal dose, 50% < less than log logarithm M M mega- M relative molecular mass M molar (moles/liter) m meter, milli- m2, m3 square and cubic meters max maximum meq milliequivalent mg milligram min minute ml milliliter ml/min milliliters per minute mm, mm2, mm32, mm32, mm3 millimeters mmHg millimeters of mercury mol mole mol wt molecular weight mosmol milliosmole mRNA messenger RNA μ μ micro 1-1 μeq microequivalent μg microgram μl microliter μM micromolar μm micrometer μmol micromole ×500 magnification