There are multiple definitions:
phorbol-12-myristate 13-acetate(English)
- directly activates PKC; aka TPA
- Abbreviation may be used in Am. Soc. Physiol. journals without definition.
- TPA, PKC
- Physiology, Cardiology
- https://doi.org…01.RES.80.3.370
premarket approval(English)
premotor area(English)
- lateral part of cortical area 6
- Brain (dys)function, Anatomy
postmenstrual age(English)
- has been shown to predict functional properties of humans such as glomerular filtration rate and drug clearance. Widely used growth charts use postnatal age to predict weight in an idealized population and are not available as a mathematical function. A nonlinear mixed effect model allows creation of a single mathematical function that can be used from prematurity to adulthood
- GFR, KC
- Aging, Model(ing), Neonatal situation
- https://doi.org…92.2011.03534.x
- https://doi.org…8.CD008435.pub3
pectoralis muscle area(English)
- refers to utility of chest CT to identify low bone mineral density (BMD) and reduced pectoralis muscle area as surrogates for osteoporosis and sarcopenia
- BMD, COPD, 6MWD
- Pulmonology, Myocyte / muscle
- https://doi.org…931-022-02237-w