"Metals, Heavy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Metals with high specific gravity, typically larger than 5. They have complex spectra, form colored salts and double salts, have a low electrode potential, are mainly amphoteric, yield weak bases and weak acids, and are oxidizing or reducing agents (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
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D019216
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.556 D01.552.544
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metals, Heavy" by people in Profiles.
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Brooks AW, Sandri BJ, Nixon JP, Nurkiewicz TR, Barach P, Trembley JH, Butterick TA. Neuroinflammation and Brain Health Risks in Veterans Exposed to Burn Pit Toxins. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Sep 10; 25(18).
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Perrelli M, Wu R, Liu DJ, Lucchini RG, Del Bosque-Plata L, Vergare MJ, Akhter MP, Ott J, Gragnoli C. Heavy metals as risk factors for human diseases - a Bayesian network approach. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2022 12; 26(24):9275-9310.
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Li K, Lun Z, Zhao L, Zhu Q, Gu Y, Li M. Screening for Autochthonous Phytoextractors in a Heavy Metal Contaminated Coal Mining Area. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 09 15; 14(9).