tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602499856115955318.post5917168384998046847..comments2023-10-28T15:48:58.358+02:00Comments on Like Gold and Faceted: When acronyms are notMean 3Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08043494488087761724noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602499856115955318.post-78829056158913814012008-12-25T16:25:00.000+01:002008-12-25T16:25:00.000+01:00VGF = Vaccinia Growth Factor.It is bizarre that th...VGF = Vaccinia Growth Factor.<BR/><BR/>It is bizarre that the authors parenthetically added "nonacronymic." I guess they didn't want to take the time to look it up... some professional researchers, huh?<BR/><BR/>On another note, I always thought it was weird when people wrote: "Seratonin (5-HT)". "5-HT" doesn't stand for "seratonin!" Why not write, "5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT, or seratonin)" or "Seratonin (5-hydroxytryptamin, or 5-HT)" or something like that? Oh well...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com