| AR |
androgen receptor |
| APUD |
amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation |
| BPH |
benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| CAI |
carboxyamido-triazole |
| CCK |
cholecystokinin |
| CDK |
cyclin-dependent kinase |
| CGRP |
calcitonin gene-related peptide |
| EGF |
epidermal growth factor |
| EGR |
early growth response |
| FAK |
focal adhesion kinase |
| GRP |
gastrin-releasing peptide |
| GRPR |
gastrin-releasing peptide receptor |
| HCG |
human chorionic gonadotropin |
| IL |
interleukin |
| JAK-STAT |
Janus kinase signal transducers and activators of transcription |
| LH-RH |
luteinizing hormone releasing hormone |
| MAPK |
mitogen activated protein kinase |
| MMP |
matrix metalloprotease |
| NE |
neuroendocrine |
| NEP |
neutral endopeptidase 24.11 |
| PAM |
peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase |
| PC |
prohormone convertase |
| PI-3 |
phosphatidylinositol 3 |
| PI-3K |
phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase |
| PKA |
protein kinase A |
| PKC |
protein kinase C |
| PSA |
prostate specific antigen |
| PTH |
parathyroid hormone |
| PTHrP |
parathyroid hormone related protein |
| PTK |
protein tyrosine kinase |
| TSH |
thyroid stimulating hormone |
| VEGF |
vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VIP |
vasoactive intestinal peptide |
