"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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| 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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Heavy metals contaminating the environment of a progressive supranuclear palsy cluster induce tau accumulation and cell death in cultured neurons. Sci Rep. 2020 01 17; 10(1):569.
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Will New Metal Heads Restore Mechanical Integrity of Corroded Trunnions? J Arthroplasty. 2017 04; 32(4):1356-1359.
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Changes in blood ion levels after removal of metal-on-metal hip replacements: 16 patients followed for 0-12 months. Acta Orthop. 2014 Jun; 85(3):259-65.
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Predicting wear and blood metal ion levels in metal-on-metal hip resurfacing. J Orthop Res. 2014 Jan; 32(1):167-74.
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Understanding why metal-on-metal hip arthroplasties fail: a comparison between patients with well-functioning and revised birmingham hip resurfacing arthroplasties. AAOS exhibit selection. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Feb 15; 94(4):e22.
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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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Occupational exposure to arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead and nickel, and renal cell carcinoma: a case-control study from Central and Eastern Europe. Occup Environ Med. 2011 Oct; 68(10):723-8.
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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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Microcalorimetric study the toxic effect of hexavalent chromium on microbial activity of Wuhan brown sandy soil: an in vitro approach. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2008 Feb; 69(2):289-95.
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Investigating the combination of trastuzumab and HER2/neu peptide vaccines for the treatment of breast cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2006 Aug; 13(8):1085-98.