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Long Form No. Long Form Research Area Co-occurring Abbreviation PubMed/MEDLINE Info. (Year, Title)
magnetic-activated cell sorting
(554 times)
Cell Biology
(50 times)
FACS (72 times)
FISH (21 times)
DGC (19 times)
1992 Studies on NK cell purification by negative selection in human peripheral blood.
Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
(272 times)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
(95 times)
HIV (28 times)
WIHS (26 times)
HIV-1 (22 times)
1987 The HIV antibody test: why gay and bisexual men want or do not want to know their results.
Manual Ability Classification System
(195 times)
Pediatrics
(90 times)
CP (141 times)
GMFCS (87 times)
CFCS (32 times)
2006 The Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) for children with cerebral palsy: scale development and evidence of validity and reliability.
magnetic cell sorting
(158 times)
Allergy and Immunology
(25 times)
FACS (11 times)
IL (9 times)
ELISA (8 times)
1989 CD20 positive human B lymphocytes separated with the magnetic cell sorter (MACS) can be induced to proliferation and antibody secretion in vitro.
magnetic cell sorting system
(35 times)
Hematology
(11 times)
DC (4 times)
FACS (3 times)
TPO (3 times)
1994 Ammonium chloride exposure inhibits cytokine-mediated eosinophil survival.
magnetic cell separation
(34 times)
Radiology
(3 times)
FACS (4 times)
GPA (2 times)
NK (2 times)
1993 Isolation and characterization of CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells from human peripheral blood by high-gradient magnetic cell sorting.
mild autonomous cortisol secretion
(20 times)
Endocrinology
(14 times)
CS (6 times)
DST (5 times)
NFAT (5 times)
2019 Modern Management of Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion.
minimal access cranial suspension
(19 times)
General Surgery
(15 times)
SMAS (3 times)
MACS-lift (1 time)
MADE (1 time)
2005 Optimising results from minimal access cranial suspension lifting (MACS-lift).
Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes
(17 times)
Emergency Medicine
(11 times)
ACS (8 times)
AMI (7 times)
MACE (6 times)
2014 The Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes (MACS) decision rule for suspected cardiac chest pain: derivation and external validation.
10  mastoid air cell system
(15 times)
Otolaryngology
(11 times)
CT (2 times)
ME (2 times)
OME (2 times)
1993 Secretory otitis media and mastoid air cell development.
11  Model-based Analysis of ChIP-Seq
(9 times)
Medical Informatics
(2 times)
ChIP-seq (2 times)
FDR (2 times)
ALL (1 time)
2008 Model-based analysis of ChIP-Seq (MACS).
12  magic angle coil spinning
(8 times)
Diagnostic Imaging
(3 times)
MAS (3 times)
NMR (2 times)
HR-MACS (1 time)
2009 Experimental and numerical examination of eddy (Foucault) currents in rotating micro-coils: Generation of heat and its impact on sample temperature.
13  Melbourne Atopy Cohort Study
(7 times)
Allergy and Immunology
(3 times)
CI (1 time)
ECRHS (1 time)
FeNO (1 time)
2016 Cohort Profile: Melbourne Atopy Cohort study (MACS).
14  microsatellite and chromosome stable
(7 times)
Gastroenterology
(3 times)
CIN (4 times)
CRC (3 times)
MSI (3 times)
2008 Clinicopathologic and molecular features of sporadic microsatellite- and chromosomal-stable colorectal cancers.
15  multiple alignment of complete sequences
(6 times)
Molecular Biology
(2 times)
Sectm1 (1 time)
Sn (1 time)
Sp (1 time)
2001 Multiple alignment of complete sequences (MACS) in the post-genomic era.
16  mean and covariance structure
(4 times)
Psychometrics
(1 time)
CDI (1 time)
CFA (1 time)
DIF (1 time)
1997 Mean and Covariance Structures (MACS) Analyses of Cross-Cultural Data: Practical and Theoretical Issues.
17  Multidimensional Alcohol Craving Scale
(4 times)
Medicine
(1 time)
AVS (1 time)
MINI (1 time)
OCDS (1 time)
2004 [Validation study of the Multidimensional Alcohol Craving Scale (MACS)].
18  Multiple Courses of Antenatal Corticosteroids for Preterm Birth Study
(4 times)
Medicine
(1 time)
ACS (1 time)
2008 Multiple courses of antenatal corticosteroids for preterm birth (MACS): a randomised controlled trial.
19  magnetic beads
(3 times)
Zoology
(1 time)
CFC (1 time)
IL-21 (1 time)
1999 Multicentre European study comparing selection techniques for the isolation of CD34+ cells.
20  magnetic separation
(3 times)
Gastroenterology
(1 time)
GF (1 time)
IBD (1 time)
PCR (1 time)
1997 The function of neutrophils isolated by a magnetic antibody cell separation technique is not altered in comparison to a density gradient centrifugation method.
21  Marburg-Munster Affective Disorders Cohort Study
(3 times)
Psychophysiology
(1 time)
FA (2 times)
VBM (2 times)
DTI (1 time)
2018 The Marburg-Munster Affective Disorders Cohort Study (MACS): A quality assurance protocol for MR neuroimaging data.
22  Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale
(3 times)
Neoplasms
(1 time)
FCS (1 time)
HADS (1 time)
MBCT-Ca (1 time)
2003 Predicting psychological distress in patients with leukaemia and lymphoma.
23  Maastricht Assessment of Coping Strategies
(2 times)
Psychiatry
(2 times)
CIDI (1 time)
OR (1 time)
SD (1 time)
2005 Explaining transitions over the hypothesized psychosis continuum.
24  macrocephaly, alopecia, cutis laxa, and scoliosis
(2 times)
Genetics, Medical
(1 time)
RIN2 (2 times)
BRAF (1 time)
ECHS1 (1 time)
2010 The RIN2 syndrome: a new autosomal recessive connective tissue disorder caused by deficiency of Ras and Rab interactor 2 (RIN2).
25  magnetic cell sorting technique
(2 times)
Veterinary Medicine
(1 time)
MR (1 time)
RT-PCR (1 time)
SRBC (1 time)
2000 Purification and characterisation of bovine WC1+ gammadelta T lymphocytes from peripheral blood.
26  Maryland Addiction Consultation Service
(2 times)
Substance-Related Disorders
(1 time)
MOUD (1 time)
2020 Program development and implementation outcomes of a statewide addiction consultation service: Maryland Addiction Consultation Service (MACS).
27  matrix assembly cluster source
(2 times)
Physicochemical Phenomena
(1 time)
BET (1 time)
STEM (1 time)
XPS (1 time)
2018 Synthesis without Solvents: The Cluster (Nanoparticle) Beam Route to Catalysts and Sensors.
28  maximum aortic cusp separation
(2 times)
Cardiology
(2 times)
AOD (1 time)
AoPF (1 time)
EP (1 time)
1977 Cross-sectional echocardiographic assessment of the severity of aortic stenosis in children.
29  Maxwellian-averaged cross sections
(2 times)
Medicine
(2 times)
n_TOF (1 time)
2018 Stellar ^{36,38}Ar(n,gamma)^{37,39}Ar Reactions and Their Effect on Light Neutron-Rich Nuclide Synthesis.
30  mean and covariance structure analysis
(2 times)
Behavior
(2 times)
DIF (2 times)
2000 Detection of Differential Item Functioning on the Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory Using Multiple-Group Mean and Covariance Structure Analyses.
31  medium-chain acyl-CoA synthetase
(2 times)
Biochemistry
(1 time)
AUC (1 time)
MACS2 (1 time)
OR (1 time)
2001 Molecular identification and characterization of two medium-chain acyl-CoA synthetases, MACS1 and the Sa gene product.
32  mesenteric artery calcium score
(2 times)
Radiology
(1 time)
CMI (2 times)
AUC (1 time)
CA (1 time)
2020 Mesenteric artery calcium scoring: a potential screening method for chronic mesenteric ischemia.
33  Mexican American Cohort Study
(2 times)
Natural Science Disciplines
(2 times)
OR (2 times)
CI (1 time)
LUM (1 time)
2020 Leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number and built environment in Mexican Americans: a cross-sectional study.
34  microbeads
(2 times)
Transplantation
(1 time)
BD (1 time)
GVHD (1 time)
IL (1 time)
2006 A comparison of an anti-CD25 immunotoxin, Ontak and anti-CD25 microbeads for their ability to deplete alloreactive T cells in vitro.
35  Migraine Aura Complexity Score
(2 times)
Neurology
(1 time)
MWA (1 time)
2019 Application of the Migraine Aura Complexity Score (MACS): Clinical and Neuroimaging Study.
36  Multicenter AIDS Cohort
(2 times)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
(1 time)
--- 2001 Culture Club's Karma Chameleon was #1, cabbage patch kids were the best selling toy, and the Multicenter AIDS Cohort (MACS) Study began... what year was it?
37  Multidisciplinary Ambulatory Consulting Services
(2 times)
Vascular Diseases
(1 time)
ACEIs (1 time)
AF (1 time)
ARBs (1 time)
2014 Guideline compliance in chronic heart failure patients with multiple comorbid diseases: evaluation of an individualised multidisciplinary model of care.
38  multiple courses of antenatal corticosteroids
(2 times)
Gynecology
(1 time)
ACS (1 time)
2011 Maternal side-effects after multiple courses of antenatal corticosteroids (MACS): the three-month follow-up of women in the randomized controlled trial of MACS for preterm birth study.
39  four-manual ability classification system
(1 time)
Rehabilitation
(1 time)
RCI (1 time)
UCP (1 time)
2016 A Single Session of Mirror-based Tactile and Motor Training Improves Tactile Dysfunction in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Replicated Randomized Controlled Case Series.
40  immuno-magnetic cell sorting
(1 time)
Hematology
(1 time)
GVHD (1 time)
MLC (1 time)
OWMLC (1 time)
2005 [Selective depletion of donor alloreactive T cells by using immuno-magnetic cell sorting].
41  immuno-magnetic separation beads
(1 time)
Medicine
(1 time)
ELISA (1 time)
EPO (1 time)
GDM (1 time)
2021 Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy Increased Erythropoietin Level Affecting Differentiation Potency of Haematopoietic Stem Cell of Umbilical Cord Blood.
42  Macarthur Health Service introduced an innovative Acute Ambulatory Care Service
(1 time)
Health Services
(1 time)
--- 2005 Costing the ambulatory episode: implications of total or partial substitution of hospital care.
43  Macrolides in chronic rhinosinusitis
(1 time)
Allergy and Immunology
(1 time)
AZM (1 time)
CRS (1 time)
PNIF (1 time)
2011 Lack of efficacy of long-term, low-dose azithromycin in chronic rhinosinusitis: a randomized controlled trial.
44  Macrophages/neutrophils enriched by adherence or sorted B cells
(1 time)
Allergy and Immunology
(1 time)
pIgR (1 time)
2008 Expression of the polymeric Immunoglobulin Receptor (pIgR) in mucosal tissues of common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.).
45  MACS alone
(1 time)
Andrology
(1 time)
DGC (2 times)
ART (1 time)
DGC-MACS (1 time)
2017 Magnetic-activated cell sorting before density gradient centrifugation improves recovery of high-quality spermatozoa.
46  MACS HEA MicroBeads()
(1 time)
Neoplasms
(1 time)
CTCs (1 time)
MBC (1 time)
2011 Detection of EpCAM positive and negative circulating tumor cells in metastatic breast cancer patients.
47  MACS selection
(1 time)
Reproduction
(1 time)
DFI (1 time)
PICSI (1 time)
SDF (1 time)
2022 Comparison of the Efficiency of Magnetic-Activated Cell Sorting (MACS) and Physiological Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (PICSI) for Sperm Selection in Cases with Unexplained Infertility.
48  magnesium alloy covered stent
(1 time)
Radiology
(1 time)
CCA (1 time)
IVUS (1 time)
WCS (1 time)
2017 Intermediate analysis of magnesium alloy covered stent for a lateral aneurysm model in the rabbit common carotid artery.
49  Magnetic Activated Cell Separator
(1 time)
Allergy and Immunology
(1 time)
--- 2002 IL-4 supplemented B-cell cultures of allergic children show reduced IgA and IgG production in response to additional stimulation with IL-10.
50  Magnetic based mitochondria isolation kits
(1 time)
Metabolism
(1 time)
CS (1 time)
RCR (1 time)
2020 Novel mitochondrial and cytosolic purification pipeline for compartment-specific metabolomics in mammalian disease model tissues.
51  magnetic bead-assisted method
(1 time)
Natural Science Disciplines
(1 time)
DC (1 time)
UC (1 time)
2016 Purity matters: A workflow for the valid high-resolution lipid profiling of mitochondria from cell culture samples.
52  magnetic cell separation procedure employing superparamagnetic microbeads
(1 time)
Neurology
(1 time)
AChR (1 time)
MG (1 time)
1996 Synthesis of anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies by CD5- B cells from peripheral blood of myasthenia gravis patients.
53  magnetic cell sorting separation
(1 time)
Genomics
(1 time)
GEO (1 time)
TNF-alpha (1 time)
2016 Transcriptomic analyses of primary astrocytes under TNFalpha treatment.
54  magnetic cell-sorting method
(1 time)
Pathology
(1 time)
BM (1 time)
2018 Validation of Sysmex XT-2000iV analyzer-generated quantitative bone marrow differential counts in cynomolgus monkeys, Beagle dogs, and CD-1 mice.
55  magnetic columns
(1 time)
Tropical Medicine
(1 time)
--- 2008 Concentration and purification by magnetic separation of the erythrocytic stages of all human Plasmodium species.
56  magnetic microbeads activated cells sorting
(1 time)
Hematology
(1 time)
NK (1 time)
PBMNC (1 time)
SCGM (1 time)
2010 [Method for expansion in vitro of CD3-CD56+CD16+NK cells highly purified from human peripheral blood].
57  magnetic negative isolation
(1 time)
Chemistry Techniques, Analytical
(1 time)
MPA (1 time)
PBMCs (1 time)
T2DM (1 time)
2018 Multiplexed Label-Free Fractionation of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells for Identification of Monocyte-Platelet Aggregates.
58  magnetic removal of WBCs using a commercial LD column
(1 time)
Tropical Medicine
(1 time)
PRBCs (1 time)
WBCs (1 time)
2004 One-step concentration of malarial parasite-infected red blood cells and removal of contaminating white blood cells.
59  magnetic selection
(1 time)
Geriatrics
(1 time)
AD (1 time)
MCI (1 time)
2009 Soluble cell adhesion molecules in monocytes of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment.
60  magnetic sorting
(1 time)
Allergy and Immunology
(1 time)
FISH (1 time)
1993 Detection of fetal trisomies 21 and 18 from maternal blood using triple gradient and magnetic cell sorting.
61  magnetic-based separation systems
(1 time)
Obstetrics
(1 time)
CVS (1 time)
FISH (1 time)
2002 Fetal gender and aneuploidy detection using fetal cells in maternal blood: analysis of NIFTY I data. National Institute of Child Health and Development Fetal Cell Isolation Study.
62  magnetic-bead activity cell sorting
(1 time)
Medicine
(1 time)
ELISA (1 time)
HMGB1 (1 time)
LPS (1 time)
2017 Toll-Like Receptor 4 Signaling in High Mobility Group Box-1 Protein 1 Mediated the Suppression of Regulatory T-Cells.
63  magnetic-sorted monocytes
(1 time)
Allergy and Immunology
(1 time)
AP (1 time)
CO (1 time)
DCs (1 time)
2011 Characterization of monocyte-derived dendritic cells from patients with active and treated paracoccidioidomycosis.
64  magnetically assisted chemical separation
(1 time)
Chemistry
(1 time)
Hb (1 time)
LbL (1 time)
2014 High impact of uranyl ions on carrying-releasing oxygen capability of hemoglobin-based blood substitutes.
65  magnetically isolated
(1 time)
Biochemistry
(1 time)
CPC (1 time)
2018 Comparative Study of MSCA-1 and CD146 Isolated Periosteal Cell Subpopulations.
66  Maimonides Access Clinical System
(1 time)
Health Services Research
(1 time)
BHIX (1 time)
EHR (1 time)
MMC (1 time)
2009 Implementation of an enterprise-wide Electronic Health Record: a nurse-physician partnership.
67  Mainz we have developed an access control system
(1 time)
Health Services Research
(1 time)
RAD (1 time)
2005 Access control mechanisms for distributed healthcare environments.
68  Manganese-aluminum coated sand
(1 time)
Toxicology
(1 time)
--- 2021 Adsorption of hexavalent chromium from water using manganese-aluminum coated sand: Kinetics, equilibrium, effect of pH and ionic strength.
69  mapping of acoustic correlated sources
(1 time)
Audiology
(1 time)
DAMAS (1 time)
DAS (1 time)
2010 A covariance fitting approach for correlated acoustic source mapping.
70  marker-assisted combined selection
(1 time)
Genetics
(1 time)
QTL (1 time)
1998 The accuracy of marker-assisted selection for quantitative traits within populations in linkage equilibrium.
71  Marker-assisted congenic screening
(1 time)
Genetics
(1 time)
--- 2003 Marker-assisted congenic screening (MACS): a database tool for the efficient production and characterization of congenic lines.
72  marrow-derived adherent cells by immunomagnetic technique
(1 time)
Genetics, Medical
(1 time)
HCs (1 time)
HSCs (1 time)
MSCs (1 time)
2006 CD45-positive cells of haematopoietic origin enhance chondrogenic marker gene expression in rat marrow stromal cells.
73  Martial arts and combat sports
(1 time)
Sociology
(1 time)
--- 2021 Cultivating Health in Martial Arts and Combat Sports Pedagogies: A Theoretical Framework on the Care of the Self.
74  MAST-associated compartment syndrome
(1 time)
Traumatology
(1 time)
MAST (1 time)
1989 MAST-associated compartment syndrome (MACS): a review.
75  Maximal Aortic valve Cusp Separation
(1 time)
Clinical Medicine
(1 time)
--- 2017 Maximal Aortic Valve Cusp Separation and Severity of Aortic Stenosis.
76  maximum long-axis systolic aortic cusp separation
(1 time)
Pulmonary Medicine
(1 time)
--- 1981 Reliability of two-dimensional echocardiography in assessing the severity of valvular aortic stenosis.
77  mean and covariance structures method
(1 time)
Psychology
(1 time)
DIF (1 time)
IRT (1 time)
2006 Detecting differential item functioning with confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory: toward a unified strategy.
78  median area contrast sensitivity
(1 time)
Ophthalmology
(1 time)
FDT (1 time)
HOAs (1 time)
IOL (1 time)
2015 Influence of aspheric intraocular lens on frequency doubling technology and contrast sensitivity: a fellow eye study.
79  medical ambulatory care service
(1 time)
Health Services Research
(1 time)
CI (1 time)
ED (1 time)
GP (1 time)
2022 Economic evaluation of a medical ambulatory care service using a single group interrupted time-series design.
80  Medicinal Algorithmic Combinatorial Screen
(1 time)
Antineoplastic Agents
(1 time)
FSB (1 time)
2009 Algorithmic guided screening of drug combinations of arbitrary size for activity against cancer cells.
81  melanocytic cells
(1 time)
Dermatology
(1 time)
MM (1 time)
NN (1 time)
1991 Ultrastructural discrimination between malignant melanomas and benign nevocytic nevi using high-resolution image and multivariate analyses.
82  menopause after cancer study
(1 time)
Clinical Trials as Topic
(1 time)
CICS (1 time)
HFRS (1 time)
MHT (1 time)
2021 The menopause after cancer study (MACS) - A multimodal technology assisted intervention for the management of menopausal symptoms after cancer - Trial protocol of a phase II study.
83  Mesophotic Assemblages Conservation Status
(1 time)
Biological Science Disciplines
(1 time)
--- 2022 Environmental Status and Geomorphological Characterisation of Seven Black Coral Forests on the Sardinian Continental Shelf (NW Mediterranean Sea).
84  mesoporous amorphous calcium silicate
(1 time)
Biomedical Engineering
(1 time)
HA (1 time)
SBF (1 time)
2007 A template route to the preparation of mesoporous amorphous calcium silicate with high in vitro bone-forming bioactivity.
85  Metabolic Abnormalities in College-Aged Students
(1 time)
Metabolism
(1 time)
BMD (1 time)
DBP (1 time)
2011 Vitamin D-binding protein modifies the vitamin D-bone mineral density relationship.
86  metaplasia-adenoma-carcinoma sequence
(1 time)
Neoplasms
(1 time)
TF (1 time)
2012 Tissue factor expression in the metaplasia-adenoma-carcinoma sequence of gastric cancer in a European population.
87  method using superparamagnetic
(1 time)
Biology
(1 time)
--- 1994 An immunomagnetic separation method using superparamagnetic (MACS) beads for large-scale purification of human mammary luminal and myoepithelial cells.
88  METHOD: A semi-structured interview
(1 time)
Psychiatry
(1 time)
MACS-I (1 time)
2001 Maastricht Assessment of Coping Strategies (MACS-I): a brief instrument to assess coping with psychotic symptoms.
89  Metro Assessment of Child Satisfaction
(1 time)
Behavioral Sciences
(1 time)
--- 1993 Child, parent, and physician perceived satisfaction with pediatric outpatient visits.
90  Metropolitan Area Child Study
(1 time)
Public Health
(1 time)
SES (1 time)
1996 Evaluating a cognitive/ecological program for the prevention of aggression among urban children.
91  microbeads actived cell sorting
(1 time)
Allergy and Immunology
(1 time)
MNC (1 time)
NK (1 time)
2005 [Development of a method for isolation, culture and proliferation of mouse NK cells].
92  microchannelled alkylated chitosan sponge
(1 time)
Biology
(1 time)
--- 2021 Microchannelled alkylated chitosan sponge to treat noncompressible hemorrhages and facilitate wound healing.
93  microfluidics-assisted cell screening
(1 time)
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
(1 time)
FPs (1 time)
TIRF (1 time)
2017 Single-cell microscopy of suspension cultures using a microfluidics-assisted cell screening platform.
94  microsatellites
(1 time)
Molecular Biology
(1 time)
CGH (1 time)
MIN (1 time)
2001 Early-onset colorectal cancer with stable microsatellite DNA and near-diploid chromosomes.
95  Microsurgical Aneurysm Clipping Surgery
(1 time)
General Surgery
(1 time)
--- 2023 Shifted-windows transformers for the detection of cerebral aneurysms in microsurgery.
96  microwave ammonia torrefied CS
(1 time)
Biomedical Engineering
(1 time)
CS (1 time)
MCS (1 time)
2018 Physicochemical characteristics and pyrolysis performance of corn stalk torrefied in aqueous ammonia by microwave heating.
97  minimum area confidence set
(1 time)
MVCS (1 time)
2010 Comparison of Hyperbolic and Constant Width Simultaneous Confidence Bands in Multiple Linear Regression under MVCS Criterion.
98  minoantibody-immuno-microbeads
(1 time)
Gastroenterology
(1 time)
PI-IBS (1 time)
2021 Increased Vdelta1gammadeltaT cells predominantly contributed to IL-17 production in the development of adult human post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome.
99  miR-switch-MACS
(1 time)
Stem Cells
(1 time)
iPSC-CMs (1 time)
miRNA (1 time)
PSC (1 time)
2022 Purification of human iPSC-derived cells at large scale using microRNA switch and magnetic-activated cell sorting.
100  mitral annulus calcium score
(1 time)
Vascular Diseases
(1 time)
CCT (1 time)
MAC (1 time)
MVR (1 time)
2021 High Mitral Annulus Calcium Score in Pre-Operative Chest Computerized Tomography and Adverse Outcomes in Mitral Valve Surgery.