"Specific Gravity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The ratio of the density of a material to the density of some standard material, such as water or air, at a specified temperature.
| Descriptor ID |
D013046
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G02.819
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| Concept/Terms |
Specific Gravity- Specific Gravity
- Gravities, Specific
- Gravity, Specific
- Specific Gravities
- Relative Density
- Densities, Relative
- Density, Relative
- Relative Densities
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Specific Gravity" by people in Profiles.
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Specific Gravity Improves Identification of Clinically Significant Quantitative Proteinuria from the Dipstick Urinalysis. Kidney360. 2024 Jun 01; 5(6):851-859.
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Factors associated with heat strain among workers at an aluminum smelter in Texas. J Occup Environ Med. 2014 Mar; 56(3):313-8.
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Physiology of renal medullary tip hyperattenuation at unenhanced CT: urinary specific gravity and the NaCl concentration gradient. Radiology. 2008 Apr; 247(1):147-53.
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Polyamines induce blood-brain barrier disruption and edema formation in the rat. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol. 1996; 7(1):1-10.
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The mixed lipoxygenase/cyclooxygenase inhibitor SK&F 105809 reduces cerebral edema after closed head injury in rat. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol. 1992 Apr-Jun; 3(2):99-107.
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Blood and urine responses to ingesting fluids of various salt and glucose concentrations. J Clin Pharmacol. 1991 Oct; 31(10):880-7.
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Renal involvement in patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Am J Nephrol. 1986; 6(2):117-31.
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Effect of furosemide on experimental traumatic cerebral edema. Neurosurgery. 1979 Jan; 4(1):48-52.
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The use of insulin dynamics in the evaluation of streptozotocin therapy of malignant insulinomas. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1971 Sep; 33(3):530-6.