"Nuclear Fission" 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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Nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of a heavy atom such as uranium or plutonium is split into two approximately equal parts by a neutron, charged particle, or photon.
| Descriptor ID |
D009680
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.536.485 N06.230.132.580.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Nuclear Fission- Nuclear Fission
- Fission, Nuclear
- Fissions, Nuclear
- Nuclear Fissions
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nuclear Fission" by people in Profiles.
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Cardiovascular effects of fission neutron or 60Co ? exposure in the B6CF1 mouse. Int J Radiat Biol. 2017 06; 93(6):563-568.