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QSP Abbreviations

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Written by Kay Chen

In the intricate world of Quantitative Systems Pharmacology (QSP), a solid grasp of the field's terminology is essential for effective communication and research. This article provides a curated list of key abbreviations used in QSP.

A

Assignment

A

Ampere measuring electric current

AIC

Akaike Information Criterion

BIC

Bayesian Information Criterion

C

Coulomb measuring electric charge

cd

Candela measuring luminous intensity

Cell

One biologocal cell - Unit of cellular population size

CNS

Central Nervous System

d

Day measuring time

D

Dosing plan

degC

Degrees Celsius measuring temperature

DV

Dependent Variable

g

Gram measuring mass

GA

Genetic Algorithm

h

Hour measuring time

I

Index

Ig

Immunoglobulin

10

Immuno-oncology

J

Joule measuring energy

kg

Kilogram measuring mass

L-BFGS-B

Limited Memory Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno algorithm

m

Metre measuring length

M

Molarity measuring concentration of substance

mg

Milligram measuring mass

mg_per_kg

Milligram per kilogram measuring mass per unit mass

min

Minute measuring time

mol

Mole measuring amount of substance

N

Newton measuring force

ng

Nanogram - Base unit needed for 10 simulation

Pa

Pascal measuring pressure

Pdf

Probability density function

PE

Parameter Estimation

QSP

Quantitative Systems Pharmacology

R

Reaction

s

Second measuring time

SC

Simcyp

SCI

Simcyp Index

SCIA

Simcyp Initial Assignment

VI

Volt measuring electric potential difference

VPop

Virtual Population

W

Watt measuring power

WLS

Weighted Least Square

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