"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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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 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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Systemic antitumor immune response of doped yttria nanoscintillators under low-dose x-ray irradiation. Sci Adv. 2025 Mar 28; 11(13):eadr4008.
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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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The role of surface oxidation on the degradation behavior of biodegradable Mg-RE (Gd, Y, Sc) alloys for resorbable implants. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2014 Jul 01; 40:407-17.
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Highly luminescent-paramagnetic nanophosphor probes for in vitro high-contrast imaging of human breast cancer cells. Small. 2012 Oct 08; 8(19):3028-34.
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Novel dental composites reinforced with zirconia-silica ceramic nanofibers. Dent Mater. 2012 Apr; 28(4):360-8.
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Biokinetics of yttrium-90--labeled huBrE-3 monoclonal antibody. Cancer. 2002 Feb 15; 94(4 Suppl):1240-8.