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Descriptor English: Magnesium Chloride
Descriptor Spanish: Cloruro de Magnesio
Descriptor cloruro de magnesio
Scope note: Compuesto inorgánico que consta de un ión magnesio y dos iones cloruro. El compuesto se utiliza en medicina como fuente de iones magnesio, esenciales para muchas actividades celulares. Ha sido también utilizado como purgante y en aleaciones.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cloreto de Magnésio
Descriptor French: Chlorure de magnésium
Entry term(s): Chloride, Magnesium
MgCl2
Tree number(s): D01.210.450.150.500
D01.524.475
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015636
Scope note: Magnesium chloride. An inorganic compound consisting of one magnesium and two chloride ions. The compound is used in medicine as a source of magnesium ions, which are essential for many cellular activities. It has also been used as a cathartic and in alloys.
Annotation: used as a source of magnesium ions
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Registry Number: 02F3473H9O
CAS Type 1 Name: Magnesium chloride (MgCl2)
Previous Indexing: Magnesium (1966-1989)
Public MeSH Note: 90
History Note: 90
DeCS ID: 24774
Unique ID: D015636
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Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/05/25
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Magnesium Chloride - Preferred
Concept UI M0023974
Scope note Magnesium chloride. An inorganic compound consisting of one magnesium and two chloride ions. The compound is used in medicine as a source of magnesium ions, which are essential for many cellular activities. It has also been used as a cathartic and in alloys.
Preferred term Magnesium Chloride
Entry term(s) Chloride, Magnesium
MgCl2



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