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 |
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 |