| AA | ATPase Activity assay |
| am.sulf. | ammonium sulphate |
| ASM | airway smooth muscle |
| BW | Bis Wash (buffer) |
| CaM | calmodulin |
| CMY | crude myosin |
| KES | kinase extraction solution |
| LAMES | low ionic strength actomyosin extraction solution |
| ReLC | regulatory light chain |
| EsLC | essential light chain |
| LN2 | liquid nitrogen |
| MLCK | myosin light chain kinase |
| MLCP | myosin light chain phosphatase |
| MY | myosin |
| MYF | myofibril or myofibril-like preparation |
| o/n | overnight |
| SDS PAGE | sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| UG PAGE | urea glycerol polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| TM | tropomyosin |
| TL | telokin |