PCR

The acronym PCR can refer to:

Medicine

• Polymerase chain reactionEnglish Polymerase Chain Reaction, a technique used to do scientific research on DNA or check the presence of a pathogen.
• C-reactive protein, an inflammatory marker or tissue degradation.
• cardiorespiratory stopsudden detention of breathing and heartbeat in an individual.
• Fosfocreatin (PCr, English phosphocreatine), a phosphorylated molecule with the function of storing energy in the skeletal muscle.

Politics

Various political parties:

• Civic Party Renovator;
• Revolutionary Communist Party of Argentina;
• Revolutionary Communist Party of Uruguay;
• Revolutionary Communist Party of Peru;
• Revolutionary Communist Party Chile;
• Romanian Communist Party.

Others

• PCR (networks)English Peak Cell Rateacronyms of the peak cell rate on ATM networks;
• network connection point;
• Petrochemical Comodoro Rivadaviaan Argentine company;