"Uranium" 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.
A radioactive element of the actinide series of metals. It has an atomic symbol U, atomic number 92, and atomic weight 238.03. U-235 is used as the fissionable fuel in nuclear weapons and as fuel in nuclear power reactors.
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D014501
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.271.100.950 D01.268.556.900 D01.496.749.305.100.950 D01.552.020.940 D01.552.544.900
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Uranium" by people in Profiles.
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Exposures and Bladder Cancer Risk Among Military Veterans: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Urology. 2024 12; 194:270-277.
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Genetic modifiers of radon-induced lung cancer risk: a genome-wide interaction study in former uranium miners. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2018 Nov; 91(8):937-950.
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Genetic variation in SIRT1 affects susceptibility of lung squamous cell carcinomas in former uranium miners from the Colorado plateau. Carcinogenesis. 2013 May; 34(5):1044-50.
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Effect of prostaglandin E administration in a nephrotoxic and a vasoconstrictor model of acute renal failure. Kidney Int. 1977 Aug; 12(2):122-30.
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The structure of concanavalin A at 4 A resolution. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol. 1972; 36:277-84.
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Structure of soncanavalin A at 4 A resolution. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1971 Aug; 68(8):1853-7.