RF Scientific & Educational Abbreviation

Rheumatoid Factor

Rheumatoid factor (RF) is the autoantibody that was first found in rheumatoid arthritis. It is defined as an antibody against the Fc portion of IgG and different RFs can recognize different parts of the IgG-Fc. RF and IgG join to form immune complexes that contribute to the disease process.

Radio Frequence

Replicative Form

An intermediate stage in the replication of either DNA or RNA viral genomes that is usually double stranded;the altered, double-stranded form to which single-stranded coliphage DNA is converted after infection of a susceptible bacterium, formation of the complementary strand being mediated by enzymes that were present in the bacterium before entrance of the viral strand.

Romanische Forschungen

Rutherfordium

Symbol:"Rf" Atomic Number:"104" Atomic Mass: (261)amu One of the postactinide elements. Scientists have created these in labs and may have found only a few atoms of the element. You will not find these in use anywhere.

Release Factor

Resonance Frequency

Range Folding

In radar meteorology a sampling problem that arises when echoes located beyond the maximum unambiguous range are received as if they were within this range of the radar.

Restriction Fragments