"Chromium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A trace element that plays a role in glucose metabolism. It has the atomic symbol Cr, atomic number 24, and atomic weight 52. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP85-002,1985), chromium and some of its compounds have been listed as known carcinogens.
| Descriptor ID |
D002857
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.556.175 D01.268.956.124 D01.552.544.175
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chromium" by people in Profiles.
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Oral ingestion of hexavalent chromium through drinking water and cancer mortality in an industrial area of Greece--an ecological study. Environ Health. 2011 May 24; 10:50.
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Multisignal chemosensor for Cr(3+) and its application in bioimaging. Org Lett. 2008 Jun 19; 10(12):2557-60.
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Human cytotoxic T lymphocytes with reduced sensitivity to Fas-induced apoptosis. Blood. 2005 Jun 15; 105(12):4677-84.
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Occupational risk factors for selected cancers among African American and White men in the United States. Am J Public Health. 2003 Oct; 93(10):1748-52.
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A phase I trial of escalating doses of trastuzumab combined with daily subcutaneous interleukin 2: report of cancer and leukemia group B 9661. Clin Cancer Res. 2002 Dec; 8(12):3718-27.
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Nickel, chromium, manganese, iron and aluminum levels in human cataractous and normal lenses. Ophthalmic Res. 1999; 31(5):332-6.