"Yttrium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Y, atomic number 39, and atomic weight 88.91. In conjunction with other rare earths, yttrium is used as a phosphor in television receivers and is a component of the yttrium-aluminum garnet (YAG) lasers.
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D015019
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.558.975 D01.268.956.890 D01.552.550.975
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Yttrium" by people in Profiles.
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Using an Assumed Lung Mass Inaccurately Estimates the Lung Absorbed Dose in Patients Undergoing Hepatic 90Yttrium Radioembolization Therapy. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2022 Dec; 45(12):1793-1800.
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Inhibition of transiently expressed low- and high-voltage-activated calcium channels by trivalent metal cations. J Membr Biol. 2002 Jun 01; 187(3):225-38.
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Biokinetics of yttrium-90--labeled huBrE-3 monoclonal antibody. Cancer. 2002 Feb 15; 94(4 Suppl):1240-8.