Quantities, Symbols, Units, and Abbreviations in the Life Sciences

An indispensable guide for editors authors and reviewers who want to understand the scientific terms used in the widest variety of fields. Quantities Symbols Units and Abbreviations in Life Sciences provides easy access to universally accepted symbols units abbreviations and measures of quantity for your scientific communications in the life sciences. Drawing on the authority of the various nomenclatural committees of the many international societies in bioscience as well as on the editors of prestigious scientific journals and on eminent individuals active in scientific publishing Arnost Kotyk brings together the most up-to-date recommendations for using units symbols abbreviations and acronyms in the biosciences. The diverse scope of disciplines include biochemistry molecular biology medicine genetics immunology and virology plus appropriate sections on mathematics physics and chemistry. This book grants authors and editors the security of knowing that their work will enjoy a high level of understandability among their colleagues. Reference librarians will also find Quantities Symbols Units and Abbreviations in Life Sciences a valuable tool for translating unknown acronyms and abbreviations.