Mercury

"Mercury" 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 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.

Descriptor ID	D008628
MeSH Number(s)	D01.268.556.504 D01.268.956.437 D01.552.544.504
Concept/Terms	Mercury Mercury

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Mercury".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]
Elements [D01.268]
Metals, Heavy [D01.268.556]
Mercury [D01.268.556.504]
Transition Elements [D01.268.956]
Mercury [D01.268.956.437]
Metals [D01.552]
Metals, Heavy [D01.552.544]
Mercury [D01.552.544.504]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Mercury".

Mercury
Mercury Isotopes

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Bar chart showing 33 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2003 and 2006

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	1	2
2003	3	1	4
2005	0	1	1
2006	4	0	4
2007	2	0	2
2008	3	0	3
2009	1	0	1
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	2	0	2
2013	1	1	2
2014	2	0	2
2015	1	0	1
2017	1	1	2
2018	0	1	1
2022	2	0	2
2023	1	0	1
2024	1	0	1

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Ralston NVC, Raymond LJ, Gilman CL, Soon R, Seale LA, Berry MJ. Maternal seafood consumption is associated with improved selenium status: Implications for child health. Neurotoxicology. 2024 Mar; 101:26-35.

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Branco JM, Hingst-Zaher E, Dillon D, Jordan-Ward R, Siegrist J, Fischer JD, Schiesari L, von Hippel FA, Buck CL. A novel method for extraction and quantification of feather triiodothyronine (T3) and application to ecotoxicology of Purple Martin (Progne subis). Environ Pollut. 2023 Sep 01; 332:121943.

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Branco JM, Hingst-Zaher E, Jordan-Ward R, Dillon D, Siegrist J, Fischer JD, Schiesari L, von Hippel FA, Buck CL. Interrelationships among feather mercury content, body condition and feather corticosterone in a Neotropical migratory bird, the Purple Martin (Progne subis subis). Environ Pollut. 2022 Dec 01; 314:120284.

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Jordan-Ward R, von Hippel FA, Zheng G, Salamova A, Dillon D, Gologergen J, Immingan T, Dominguez E, Miller P, Carpenter D, Postlethwait JH, Byrne S, Buck CL. Elevated mercury and PCB concentrations in Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) collected near a formerly used defense site on Sivuqaq, Alaska. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Jun 20; 826:154067.

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Alvarez J, Del Rio M, Mayorga T, Dominguez S, Flores-Montoya MG, Sobin C. A Comparison of Child Blood Lead Levels in Urban and Rural Children Ages 5-12?Years Living in the Border Region of El Paso, Texas. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 2018 Nov; 75(4):503-511.

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Hashemian M, Murphy G, Etemadi A, Poustchi H, Brockman JD, Kamangar F, Pourshams A, Khoshnia M, Gharavi A, Dawsey SM, Brennan PJ, Boffetta P, Hekmatdoost A, Malekzadeh R, Abnet CC. Toenail mineral concentration and risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, results from the Golestan Cohort Study. Cancer Med. 2017 Dec; 6(12):3052-3059.

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Heinrich J, Guo F, Trepka MJ. Brief Report: Low-level Mercury Exposure and Risk of Asthma in School-age Children. Epidemiology. 2017 01; 28(1):116-118.

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Gilman CL, Soon R, Sauvage L, Ralston NV, Berry MJ. Umbilical cord blood and placental mercury, selenium and selenoprotein expression in relation to maternal fish consumption. J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2015 Apr; 30:17-24.

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Kenney LA, Eagles-Smith CA, Ackerman JT, von Hippel FA. Temporal variation in fish mercury concentrations within lakes from the western Aleutian Archipelago, Alaska. PLoS One. 2014; 9(7):e102244.

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Soon R, Dye TD, Ralston NV, Berry MJ, Sauvage LM. Seafood consumption and umbilical cord blood mercury concentrations in a multiethnic maternal and child health cohort. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2014 Jun 18; 14:209.

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