"Mercury" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mercury" by people in Profiles.
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Ferreira-RodrÃguez N, Castro AJ, Tweedy BN, Quintas-Soriano C, Vaughn CC. Mercury consumption and human health: Linking pollution and social risk perception in the southeastern United States. J Environ Manage. 2021 Mar 15; 282:111528.
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Ojeda AS, Ford SD, Gallucci RM, Ihnat MA, Philp RP. Geochemical characterization and renal cell toxicity of water-soluble extracts from U.S. Gulf Coast lignite. Environ Geochem Health. 2019 Apr; 41(2):1037-1053.
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Chumchal MM, Drenner RW, Cross DR, Hambright KD. Factors influencing mercury accumulation in three species of forage fish from Caddo Lake, Texas, USA. J Environ Sci (China). 2010; 22(8):1158-63.
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Schantz SL, Gardiner JC, Aguiar A, Tang X, Gasior DM, Sweeney AM, Peck JD, Gillard D, Kostyniak PJ. Contaminant profiles in Southeast Asian immigrants consuming fish from polluted waters in northeastern Wisconsin. Environ Res. 2010 Jan; 110(1):33-9.
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Chumchal MM, Hambright KD. Ecological factors regulating mercury contamination of fish from Caddo Lake, Texas, U.S.A. Environ Toxicol Chem. 2009 May; 28(5):962-72.
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Chang IS, Groh JL, Ramsey MM, Ballard JD, Krumholz LR. Differential expression of Desulfovibrio vulgaris genes in response to Cu(II) and Hg(II) toxicity. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 Mar; 70(3):1847-51.
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Rodgers JS, Hocker JR, Hanas RJ, Nwosu EC, Hanas JS. Mercuric ion inhibition of eukaryotic transcription factor binding to DNA. Biochem Pharmacol. 2001 Jun 15; 61(12):1543-50.
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Bossart-Whitaker P, Carson M, Babu YS, Smith CD, Laver WG, Air GM. Three-dimensional structure of influenza A N9 neuraminidase and its complex with the inhibitor 2-deoxy 2,3-dehydro-N-acetyl neuraminic acid. J Mol Biol. 1993 Aug 20; 232(4):1069-83.
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Matts RL, Schatz JR, Hurst R, Kagen R. Toxic heavy metal ions activate the heme-regulated eukaryotic initiation factor-2 alpha kinase by inhibiting the capacity of hemin-supplemented reticulocyte lysates to reduce disulfide bonds. J Biol Chem. 1991 Jul 05; 266(19):12695-702.
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Hurst R, Schatz JR, Matts RL. Inhibition of rabbit reticulocyte lysate protein synthesis by heavy metal ions involves the phosphorylation of the alpha-subunit of the eukaryotic initiation factor 2. J Biol Chem. 1987 Nov 25; 262(33):15939-45.