"Mercury" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A silver metallic element that exists as a liquid at room temperature. It has the atomic symbol Hg (from hydrargyrum, liquid silver), atomic number 80, and atomic weight 200.59. Mercury is used in many industrial applications and its salts have been employed therapeutically as purgatives, antisyphilitics, disinfectants, and astringents. It can be absorbed through the skin and mucous membranes which leads to MERCURY POISONING. Because of its toxicity, the clinical use of mercury and mercurials is diminishing.
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D008628
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.556.504 D01.268.956.437 D01.552.544.504
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mercury" by people in Profiles.
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Echocardiographic Profiling Predicts Clinical Outcomes After Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Mar 05; 13(5):e032784.
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Association of urinary arsenic, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and metals with cancers among the female population in the US. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2023 12 01; 480:116746.
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Urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, arsenic, and metal exposure and correlation with emphysema in smokers. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2022 09 01; 450:116168.
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Urinary metals, arsenic, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure and risk of chronic bronchitis in the US adult population. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Oct; 29(48):73480-73491.
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Single and mixed effects of metallic elements in maternal serum during pregnancy on risk for fetal neural tube defects: A Bayesian kernel regression approach. Environ Pollut. 2021 Sep 15; 285:117203.
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Total mercury concentration in placental tissue, a good biomarker of prenatal mercury exposure, is associated with risk for neural tube defects in offspring. Environ Int. 2021 05; 150:106425.
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The Cumulative Risk of Chemical and Nonchemical Exposures on Birth Outcomes in Healthy Women: The Fetal Growth Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 10 01; 16(19).
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Fetal exposure to mercury and lead from intrauterine blood transfusions. Pediatr Res. 2019 10; 86(4):510-514.
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Water management impacts rice methylmercury and the soil microbiome. Sci Total Environ. 2016 Dec 01; 572:608-617.
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Association of Seafood Consumption, Brain Mercury Level, and APOE e4 Status With Brain Neuropathology in Older Adults. JAMA. 2016 Feb 02; 315(5):489-97.