Protein and Amino Acids, 1999
Pp. 369-372. Washington, D.C.
National Academy Press
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
3MH
3-methylhistidine
AA
amino acid
AARP
Amino Acid Requirement Pattern
ACSM
American College of Sports Medicine
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AMS
acute mountain sickness
AR
Army regulation
ASM
appendicular skeletal muscle
ASNS
American Society for Nutritional Sciences
ATFSM
adipose tissue-free skeletal muscle
ATP
adenosine 5'-triphosphate
BBB
blood-brain barrier
BC
branched chain
BCKAD
branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase
BCT
basic combat training
BCAA
branched chain amino acid
BCNH
Subcommittee on Body Composition, Nutrition and Health of Military Women
BHA
butylated hydroxyanisole
BHT
butylated hydroxytoluene
BIA
bioelectric impedance analysis
BV
biological value
BW
body weight
CGMP
Current Good Manufacturing Practice
CHO
carbohydrate
CMNR
Committee on Military Nutrition Research
CNS
central nervous system
CoA
coenzyme A
COX
cytochrome c oxidase
Cr
creatine
CT
computerized tomography
CV
coefficient of variation
DoD
Department of Defense
DRI
dietary reference intake
DRV
dietary reference values
DSHEA
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act
DXA
dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
EMS
eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
FASEB
Federation of the American Societies for Experimental Biology
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
FFA
free fatty acid
FFM
fat-free body mass
FFSM
fat-free skeletal muscle
FNB
Food and Nutrition Board
FSR
fractional synthesis rate
GFR
glomerular filtration rate
OH
growth hormone
GDP
guanosine 5'-diphosphate
GTP
guanosine 5'-triphosphate
GTW
Go to War Ration
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
HPLC
high-pressure liquid chromatography
IAA
indispensable amine acid
IFT
Institute of Food Technologists
IGF-I
insulin-like growth factor-I
IL-I
interleukin-1
IL-4
interleuking-4
IL-8
interleukin-8
IL-10
interleukin-10
IL-13
interleukin-13
IOM
Institute of Medicine
IVNA
in vivo neutron activation analysis
LNAA
large neutral amino acid
LRPR
Long-Range Patrol Ration
LSRO
Life Sciences Research Office
L-TRP-EMS
L-Tryptophan Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome
MCI
Meal, Combat Individual
MD
metabolic demand
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT-AARP
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Amino Acid Requirement Pattern
MRC
Medical Research Council
MRDA
Military Recommended Dietary Allowance
MRE
Meal, Ready-to-Eat
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
mRNA
messenger RNA (ribonucleic acid)
NAD+
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NAIDS
nutritionally acquired immune dysfunction syndromes
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCHS
National Center for Health Statistics
NEFA
nonesterified fatty acid
NCO
Noncommissioned officer
NHANES
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NIAMS
National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Skin Diseases
NICHD
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NO
nitric oxide
NPU
net protein utilization
NRC
National Research Council
NRDEC
Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center
NSM
nonskeletal muscle
OAAL
obligatory amino acid losses
OCS
Officer Candidate School
OMD
obligatory metabolic demand
ONL
obligatory nitrogen loss
OOL
oxidative amino acid loss
PDCAAS
protein-digestibility corrected amino acid score
PEM
protein energy malnutrition
POMS
Profile of Mood States
PP
protein powders
PX
post exchange
RCW
Ration, Cold Weather
RDA
Recommended Dietary Allowance
RLW-30
Ration, LightWeight-30
RNA
ribonucleic acid
RNI
recommended nutritional intake
RNR
relative nitrogen requirement
RPV
relative protein value
SAA
sulfur amine acids
SD
standard deviation
SEE
Standard Error of the Estimate
SEM
standard error of the mean
SFAS
Special Forces Assessment and Selection
SM
skeletal muscle
SMCM
skeletal muscle cell mass
SMPro
skeletal muscle protein
T3
triiodothyronine
TAA
total aromatic amine acid
TBK
total body potassium
TBN
total body nitrogen
TCA
tricarboxylic acid
TNF
tumor necrosis factor
TRNA
transfer RNA (ribonucleic acid)
TSA
total sulfur amine acid
UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles
UGR
unitized group ration
UN
United Nations
UN
United Nations University
USAF
U.S. Air Force
USAMRMC
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
USARIEM
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
USASSC
U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center
USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USMA
U.S. Military Academy
VAMS
Visual Analog Mood Scale
VO2max
maximal oxygen uptake
WHO
World Health Organization
