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Descriptor English: Tin
Descriptor Spanish: Estaño
Descriptor estaño
Scope note: Oligoelemento requerido para la formación ósea. Tiene de símbolo atómico Sn, número atómico 50 y peso atómico 118,71.
Descriptor Portuguese: Estanho
Descriptor French: Étain
Entry term(s): Stannum
Tree number(s): D01.268.556.875
D01.552.544.875
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014001
Scope note: A trace element that is required in bone formation. It has the atomic symbol Sn, atomic number 50, and atomic weight 118.71.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
DF deficiency
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Trace Elements
Registry Number: 7440-31-5
CAS Type 1 Name: Tin
Related: Organotin Compounds MeSH
Tin Radioisotopes MeSH
DeCS ID: 14388
Unique ID: D014001
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Tin - Preferred
Concept UI M0021552
Scope note A trace element that is required in bone formation. It has the atomic symbol Sn, atomic number 50, and atomic weight 118.71.
Preferred term Tin
Entry term(s) Stannum



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