Citric Acid

"Citric Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A key intermediate in metabolism. It is an acid compound found in citrus fruits. The salts of citric acid (citrates) can be used as anticoagulants due to their calcium chelating ability.


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Bar chart showing 13 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2002 and 2005 and 2010 and 2013
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