"Helium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A noble gas with the atomic symbol He, atomic number 2, and atomic weight 4.003. It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is not combustible and does not support combustion. It was first detected in the sun and is now obtained from natural gas. Medically it is used as a diluent for other gases, being especially useful with oxygen in the treatment of certain cases of respiratory obstruction, and as a vehicle for general anesthetics.
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D006371
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.613.350 D01.362.641.352
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Helium" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical correlates of lung ventilation defects in asthmatic children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 Mar; 137(3):789-96.e7.
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Gas sensing with high-resolution localized surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc. 2010 Dec 15; 132(49):17358-9.
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Effect of heliox on albuterol delivery by metered-dose inhaler in pediatric in vitro models of mechanical ventilation. Pharmacotherapy. 2006 Oct; 26(10):1396-402.
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Diffusional kurtosis imaging in the lung using hyperpolarized 3He. Magn Reson Med. 2006 Oct; 56(4):733-7.
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Distal airways in humans: dynamic hyperpolarized 3He MR imaging--feasibility. Radiology. 2003 May; 227(2):575-9.
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Effect of helium-oxygen on delivery of albuterol in a pediatric, volume-cycled, ventilated lung model. Pharmacotherapy. 1999 Feb; 19(2):143-9.