"Mercury" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A silver metallic element that exists as a liquid at room temperature. It has the atomic symbol Hg (from hydrargyrum, liquid silver), atomic number 80, and atomic weight 200.59. Mercury is used in many industrial applications and its salts have been employed therapeutically as purgatives, antisyphilitics, disinfectants, and astringents. It can be absorbed through the skin and mucous membranes which leads to MERCURY POISONING. Because of its toxicity, the clinical use of mercury and mercurials is diminishing.
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D008628
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.556.504 D01.268.956.437 D01.552.544.504
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mercury" by people in Profiles.
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Relationships between maternally-transferred mercury and hatchling development, behavior, and survival in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Sci Total Environ. 2023 Apr 20; 870:162010.
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Integrating Mercury Concentrations in American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) with Hunter Consumption Surveys to Estimate Exposure Risk. Environ Toxicol Chem. 2023 02; 42(2):525-534.
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Variability of essential and non-essential trace elements in the follicular fluid of women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2021 Feb; 209:111733.
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Seafood consumption is associated with higher follicular fluid arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg) concentrations in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). Environ Res. 2020 09; 188:109753.
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Longitudinal changes during pregnancy in gut microbiota and methylmercury biomarkers, and reversal of microbe-exposure correlations. Environ Res. 2019 05; 172:700-712.
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Identification of the influence of distal inputs on mercury loading across the mid Great Lakes region using chemical sediment chronologies. Chemosphere. 2018 Dec; 213:53-64.
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Blood total mercury and methylmercury among pregnant mothers in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2018 09; 28(5):494-504.
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Global DNA methylation loss associated with mercury contamination and aging in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Sci Total Environ. 2016 Mar 01; 545-546:389-97.
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Mercury concentrations in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) inhabiting the Indian River Lagoon, Florida: Patterns of spatial and temporal distribution. Mar Pollut Bull. 2015 Aug 15; 97(1-2):544-547.
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Urine cortisol concentration as a biomarker of stress is unrelated to IVF outcomes in women and men. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2014 Dec; 31(12):1647-53.