2DE	two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
DDA	data-dependent acquisition
DIA	data-independent acquisition
hGH	human growth hormone
hPRL	human prolactin
IEF	isoelectric focusing
IPG	immobilized pH gradient gel
ICAT	isotope-coded affinity tags
iTRAQ	isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantification
IU	image unit
LC	liquid chromatography
Mr	relative molecular mass
MS	mass spectrometry
MS/MS	tandem mass spectrometry
OD	optical density
pI	isoelectric point
PTM	post-translational modification
SDS-PAGE	sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
SILAC	stable isotope labeling of amino acids in cell culture
SRM	selected reaction monitoring
SWATH	sequential window acquisition of all theoretical mass spectra
TMT	tandem mass tags