"Chlorine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A greenish-yellow, diatomic gas that is a member of the halogen family of elements. It has the atomic symbol Cl, atomic number 17, and atomic weight 35. It is a powerful irritant that can cause fatal pulmonary edema. Chlorine is used in manufacturing, as a reagent in synthetic chemistry, for water purification, and in the production of chlorinated lime, which is used in fabric bleaching.
| Descriptor ID |
D002713
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.380.150 D01.362.225
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chlorine" by people in Profiles.
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Trends in chlorine and chloramine gas exposures reported to United States poison centers. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2024 Sep; 62(9):589-595.
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Near-Infrared Light-Triggered Chlorine Radical (. Cl) Stress for Cancer Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2020 11 16; 59(47):21032-21040.
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C-N Coupling of DNA-Conjugated (Hetero)aryl Bromides and Chlorides for DNA-Encoded Chemical Library Synthesis. Bioconjug Chem. 2020 03 18; 31(3):770-780.
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Human Norovirus Replication in Human Intestinal Enteroids as Model to Evaluate Virus Inactivation. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 08; 24(8):1453-1464.
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The authors reply. Crit Care Med. 2016 Jan; 44(1):e53-4.
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Association of Hyperchloremia With Hospital Mortality in Critically Ill Septic Patients. Crit Care Med. 2015 Sep; 43(9):1938-44.
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Impact of UV/H2O2 pre-oxidation on the formation of haloacetamides and other nitrogenous disinfection byproducts during chlorination. Environ Sci Technol. 2014 Oct 21; 48(20):12190-8.
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Transcriptional repression of Na-K-2Cl cotransporter NKCC1 by hypoxia-inducible factor-1. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2006 Aug; 291(2):C282-9.
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Assessing spatial fluctuations, temporal variability, and measurement error in estimated levels of disinfection by-products in tap water: implications for exposure assessment. Occup Environ Med. 2004 Jan; 61(1):65-72.
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Reduced function of gamma-aminobutyric acidA receptors in tottering mouse brain: role of cAMP-dependent protein kinase. Epilepsy Res. 1995 Sep; 22(1):13-21.