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Problems of nomenclature III: ambiguous abbreviations and catchwords

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To avoid ambiguity, the following emendations are advocated:

  1. (1)

    2H, in place of H2, to designate the second histamine receptor;

  2. (2)

    HN-2, in place of HN2, to designate mechlorethamine (MBA);

  3. (3)

    ‘pre-drug’, in place of ‘pro-drug’, to describe molecular species which must undergo biotransformation before yielding an effective drug.

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    Michael W. Whitehouse

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Whitehouse, M.W. Problems of nomenclature III: ambiguous abbreviations and catchwords. Agents and Actions 5, 181–182 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02026433

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