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Descriptor English: Mercury Radioisotopes
Descriptor Spanish: Radioisótopos de Mercurio
Descriptor radioisótopos del mercurio
Scope note: Isótopos inestables del mercurio que se descomponen o desintegran emitiendo radiación. Son isótopos radioactivos del mercurio los átomos de mercurio con pesos atómicos 185-195, 197, 203, 205 y 206.
Descriptor Portuguese: Radioisótopos de Mercúrio
Descriptor French: Radio-isotopes du mercure
Entry term(s): Radioisotopes, Mercury
Tree number(s): D01.268.556.504.500.500
D01.268.956.437.500.500
D01.496.532.500
D01.496.749.590
D01.552.544.504.500.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008631
Scope note: Unstable isotopes of mercury that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Hg atoms with atomic weights 185-195, 197, 203, 205, and 206 are radioactive mercury isotopes.
Annotation: for routine use as tracer, use no qualifiers
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Mercury Isotopes (1968-1974)
Radioisotopes (1968-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 75
Online Note: search MERCURY ISOTOPES 1967-74 (as Prov 1967)
History Note: 75
DeCS ID: 8808
Unique ID: D008631
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1975/09/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2017/04/25
Mercury Radioisotopes - Preferred
Concept UI M0013452
Scope note Unstable isotopes of mercury that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Hg atoms with atomic weights 185-195, 197, 203, 205, and 206 are radioactive mercury isotopes.
Preferred term Mercury Radioisotopes
Entry term(s) Radioisotopes, Mercury



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