OAS

There are multiple definitions:

  1. oral allergy syndrome(English)

  2. oligoadenylate synthetase(English)

    • widely distributed in Metazoa including sponges, fish, reptiles, birds and mammals and showing large variation, with one to twelve members in any given species. Upon double-stranded RNA binding, avian and mammalian types generate the second messenger 2'-5'-linked oligoadenylate (2-5A), which activates ribonuclease L and blocks viral replication
    • dsRNA, RNaseL
    • Virology
    • https://doi.org…2862-018-1315-x
  3. Overt Aggression Scale(English)