2D-GE	2-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis
Ac	Acetate
AEX	Anion Exchange Chromatography
BSA	Bovine Serum Albumin
CE	Capillary Electrophoresis
CFS	Cerebrospinal fluid
DDM	n-Dodecyl-β-D-maltoside
ESI-MS	Electrospray Ionisation Mass Spectrometry
EDTA	2,2′,2′′,2′′′-(Ethane-1,2-diyldinitrilo)tetraacetic acid
FBS/FCS	Fetal Bovine Serum/Fetal Calf Serum
FPLC	Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography
GE	Gel Electrophoresis
HEPES	2-[4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethane-1-sulfonic acid
HMW	High-molecular-weight
HPLC	High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
HSA	Human Serum Albumin
ICP-OES	Inductively-Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy
ICP-MS	Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
IDA	Isotope Dilution Analysis
IDMS	Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry
IEF	Isolectric Focusing
LA	Laser Ablation
LMW	Low-molecular-weight
MALDI	Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation
MOPS	3-(Morpholin-4-yl)propane-1-sulfonic acid
PAGE	Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
PBS	Phosphate-Buffered Saline
PEEK	Polyether ether ketone
SAX	Strong Anion Exchange
SDS	Sodium dodecyl sulfate
SEC	Size-Exclusion Chromatography
TCEP	3,3′,3′′-Phosphanetriyltripropanoic acid
Tris	2-Amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol
TPEN	N1,N1,N2,N2-Tetrakis[(pyridin-2-yl)methyl]ethane-1,2-diamine