PTC

American

Biochemistry. phenylthiocarbamide: another name for phenylthiourea.

PTC British

abbreviation

television piece to camera

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Shares in PTC Therapeutics, Armistice’s largest disclosed holding, traded as low as $36 earlier in the year; they reached $86 in late November.

From The Wall Street Journal

One of the PTC’s early efforts was to urge broadcasters to reserve the 8 p.m. hour for family-friendly fare.

From Los Angeles Times

Advertisers were sensitive to the PTC’s warnings.

From Los Angeles Times

The PTC also spoke out against media consolidation, which accelerated in the 1990s, “the problem of having too few voices hold the microphone,” Winter said.

From Los Angeles Times

The PTC, and other organizations, decried the series, fearing it would encourage more deaths.

From Los Angeles Times

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