| Acronym | Meaning |
| ABA | Australian Biotechnol. Assoc. |
| ADA | Americans With Disabilities Act |
| NFCR | National Foundation For Cancer Research |
| PNNL | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| CDC | Centers For Disease Control |
| ECB | European Congress On Biotechnology |
| AANP | American Association Of Neuropathologists |
| PIR | Protein Info. Resource |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| EMBL | European Mol. Biol. Lab. |