| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| MALDI-TOF MS | Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
| QTOF | Quadrupole TOF |
| ESI | Electrospray ionization |
| LC-MS/MS | Liquid chromatography (LC) coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| 2-DE | Two-dimensional electrophoresis |