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Descriptor English: Boron
Descriptor Spanish: Boro
Descriptor boro
Entry term(s) boro-11
Scope note: Oligoelemento de símbolo atómico B, número atómico 5 y peso atómico [10,806; 10,821]. El boro-10, isótopo del BORO, se utiliza como absorbente de NEUTRONES en la TERAPIA POR CAPTURA NEUTRÓNICA EN BORO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Boro
Descriptor French: Bore
Entry term(s): Boron 11
Boron-11
Tree number(s): D01.268.513.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001895
Scope note: A trace element with the atomic symbol B, atomic number 5, and atomic weight [10.806; 10.821]. Boron-10, an isotope of boron, is used as a neutron absorber in BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY.
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: N9E3X5056Q
CAS Type 1 Name: Boron
DeCS ID: 1919
Unique ID: D001895
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/03
Boron - Preferred
Concept UI M0002831
Scope note A trace element with the atomic symbol B, atomic number 5, and atomic weight [10.806; 10.821]. Boron-10, an isotope of boron, is used as a neutron absorber in BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY.
Preferred term Boron
Entry term(s) Boron 11
Boron-11



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