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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Thorium
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Torio
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Tório
Tree Number:
D01.268.271.100.900
D01.268.556.850
D01.552.020.889
D01.552.544.850
Definition
English
:
Thorium
. A radioactive element of the actinide series of
metals
. It has an atomic symbol Th, atomic number 90, and atomic weight 232.04. It is used as fuel in
nuclear reactors
to produce fissionable
uranium
isotopes
. Because of its radioopacity, various
thorium compounds
are used to facilitate visualization in roentgenography.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
naturally radioactive; IM
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AN
analysis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
EC
economics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
29566
Unique Identifier:
D013910
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