We looked through Brain Injury.

Note: 'The' should have an initial capital and be in italic if it forms part of the title (e.g. we looked through The Lancet).

We searched the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews for a particular review.

Note: among the Cochrane Library databases, only Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews is italicized.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition Revised (DSM-III-R)

Note: write the title and edition of a book in italic.

Plasmodium falciparum

Staphylococcus aureus

Note: the genus name starts with an upper-case letter, and the species name is all lower case.

Note: once an organism's name has been mentioned in full, use the abbreviated form, e.g. P falciparum, S aureus.

Note: for more information see Organism names.

Plasmodium falciparum

P. falciparum

Staphylococcus Aureus

S. Aureus

Gene and protein names and abbreviated names

The gene under investigation is insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1).

The IGF1 gene is responsible for producing the IGF1 protein.

Note: when the gene name is written in full it is not italicized. 

Note: the full gene name should be provided, with the abbreviated form in brackets, before the abbreviated version is used.

Note: when the gene and protein names are abbreviated, the gene name is italicized, while that of the protein is not. Abbreviated names for RNA and complementary DNA (cDNA) genes and proteins will usually follow the same convention. Further information about formatting these names can be found at: www.biosciencewriters.com/Guidelines-for-Formatting-Gene-and-Protein-Names.aspx, and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_nomenclature

Note: although these formatting conventions are implemented across species types, the composition of the letters and numbers that make up the abbreviated names of genes and proteins, and their capitalization, varies between different types of organism. For more information consult: human: www.genenames.org; rat: rgd.mcw.edu; mouse: www.informatics.jax.org; flies: flybase.org; worms: www.wormbase.org; Escherichia coli (E coli): cgsc2.biology.yale.edu/index.php.

The gene under investigation is IGF1.

The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a protein found on cells that plays a vital role in promoting cell growth. 

in vitro

in vivo

a priori

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in vitro

in vivo

a priori

et al