"Citric Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A key intermediate in metabolism. It is an acid compound found in citrus fruits. The salts of citric acid (citrates) can be used as anticoagulants due to their calcium chelating ability.
| Descriptor ID |
D019343
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.901.434.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Citric Acid- Citric Acid
- Citric Acid Monohydrate
- Acid Monohydrate, Citric
- Monohydrate, Citric Acid
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Citric Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Metabolic complications of citrate anticoagulation in continuous renal replacement therapy (crrt): a delphi consensus on indications, monitoring and management. Crit Care. 2026 May 13; 30(1).
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Prevalence of bone mineral disease in children with acute kidney disease on continuous kidney replacement therapy: a case-control study. Pediatr Nephrol. 2026 Jul; 41(7):2079-2087.
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Activity-dependent citrate dynamics in neurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Oct 14; 122(41):e2519902122.
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Regional Citrate Anticoagulation and Infectious Complications in Critically Ill Children and Young Adults Receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy. Nephron. 2026; 150(1):12-24.
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Bivalirudin Stability in Citrated Plasma and Citrated Whole Blood. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2024 01 01; 148(1):11-12.
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Tumour metabolism and its unique properties in prostate adenocarcinoma. Nat Rev Urol. 2020 04; 17(4):214-231.
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Urine citrate excretion as a marker of acid retention?in patients with chronic kidney disease without overt metabolic acidosis. Kidney Int. 2019 05; 95(5):1190-1196.
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The Safety and Efficacy of Regional Citrate Anticoagulation in Albumin-Assisted Liver Dialysis for Extracorporeal Liver Support in Pediatric Patients. Blood Purif. 2019; 47(1-3):23-27.
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Association of the Addition of Oral Antibiotics to Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Left Colon and Rectal Cancer Resections With Reduction of Surgical Site Infections. JAMA Surg. 2018 Feb 01; 153(2):114-121.
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Regional citrate anticoagulation with calcium replacement in pediatric apheresis. J Clin Apher. 2018 Jun; 33(3):274-277.