Specific Rules #4 for Article Title (required) for Journal Articles Vancouver Style: Article titles containing a Greek letter, chemical formula, or another special character

Capitalize the first word of an article title unless the title begins with a Greek letter, chemical formula, or another special character that might lose its meaning if capitalized.

Hubbard AR. von Willebrand factor standards for plasma and concentrate testing. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2006 Jul;32(5):522-8.

Sun Y. p53 and its downstream proteins as molecular targets of cancer. Mol Carcinog. 2006 Jun;45(6):409-15.

Panthong K, Garson MJ, Bernhardt PV. 1,3-dimethylisoguanine. Acta Crystallogr C. 2006 Apr;62(Pt 4):o193-5.

If a title contains a Greek letter or some other symbol that cannot be reproduced with the type fonts available, substitute the name for the symbol. For example, Ω becomes omega.

Jagetia GC, Baliga MS, Venkatesh P. Influence of seed extract of Syzygium Cumini (Jamun) on mice exposed to different doses of γ-radiation. J Radiat Res (Tokyo). 2005 Mar;46(1):59-65.

may become

Jagetia GC, Baliga MS, Venkatesh P. Influence of seed extract of Syzygium Cumini (Jamun) on mice exposed to different doses of gamma-radiation. JRadiat Res (Tokyo). 2005 Mar;46(1):59-65.

If a title contains superscripts or subscripts than cannot be reproduced with the type fonts available, place the superscript or subscript in parentheses.

Ripoche P, Bertrand O, Gane P, Birkenmeier C, Colin Y, Cartron JP. Human Rhesus-associated glycoprotein mediates facilitated transport of NH₃ into red blood cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Dec 7;101(49):17222-7.

may become

Ripoche P, Bertrand O, Gane P, Birkenmeier C, Colin Y, Cartron JP. Human Rhesus-associated glycoprotein mediates facilitated transport of NH(3) into red blood cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Dec 7;101(49):17222-7.

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