Phosphorus

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A non-metal element that has the atomic symbol P, atomic number 15, and atomic weight 31. It is an essential element that takes part in a broad variety of biochemical reactions.

Descriptor ID	D010758
MeSH Number(s)	D01.268.666
Concept/Terms	Phosphorus Phosphorus Phosphorus-31 Phosphorus 31 Red Phosphorus Red Phosphorus Phosphorus, Red

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]
Elements [D01.268]
Phosphorus [D01.268.666]

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Phosphorus
Phosphorus Isotopes

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Bar chart showing 61 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	0	1	1
2001	1	0	1
2003	2	1	3
2004	4	0	4
2005	1	0	1
2006	0	3	3
2007	1	1	2
2008	3	1	4
2009	1	0	1
2010	2	1	3
2011	3	1	4
2012	1	1	2
2013	1	2	3
2014	0	3	3
2015	0	2	2
2016	1	0	1
2017	3	1	4
2018	4	3	7
2019	2	1	3
2021	2	1	3
2022	0	5	5
2025	0	1	1

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Wekumbura C, Hettiarachchi GM, Hargrove W, Ma Q, Newville M, Lanzirotti A, Sobin C. Mitigating lead bioaccessibility in metal(loid)s contaminated alkaline soils using soil amendments: Evaluating efficacy using in vitro bioaccessibility, sequential extraction, and synchrotron techniques. J Hazard Mater. 2025 Oct 05; 497:139742.

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Sch?fer ED, Owen MR, Band LR, Farcot E, Bennett MJ, Lynch JP. Modeling root loss reveals impacts on nutrient uptake and crop development. Plant Physiol. 2022 11 28; 190(4):2260-2278.

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Stratton CA, Ray S, Bradley BA, Kaye JP, Ali JG, Murrell EG. Nutrition vs association: plant defenses are altered by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi association not by nutritional provisioning alone. BMC Plant Biol. 2022 Aug 16; 22(1):400.

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Brown-Tortorici AR, Narasaki Y, You AS, Norris KC, Streja E, Peralta RA, Guerrero Y, Daza A, Arora R, Lo R, Nakata T, Nguyen DV, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Rhee CM. The Interplay between Dietary Phosphorous, Protein Intake, and Mortality in a Prospective Hemodialysis Cohort. Nutrients. 2022 Jul 26; 14(15).

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Talapatra N, Ghosh UK. New concept of biodiesel production using food waste digestate powder: Co-culturing algae-activated sludge symbiotic system in low N and P paper mill wastewater. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Oct 20; 844:157207.

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Wang LT, Wang YJ, Zhang YX, Chen SJ, Liu ZX, Cao JY, Ni WJ, Tang TT, Tang RN, Zhang XL, Liu BC. High phosphorus mediated the release of C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8 in valvular interstitial cells-induced endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition via miR-214/phosphatase and tensin homolog to promote valvular calcification in chronic kidney disease. Clin Transl Med. 2022 05; 12(5):e733.

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Lynch JP. Harnessing root architecture to address global challenges. Plant J. 2022 01; 109(2):415-431.

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Mukherjee SK, Ganguly S, Das S, Chatterjee KK, Naskar KK, Dey S, Choudhury S, Paul A, Sarkar SS, Bhattacharyya S, Sengupta S, Alam SM, Bhattacharya P, Naskar S, Mukherjee S, Shamim S, Mandal D, Sardar S, Sarkar S, Ray B, Gole R, Dey A, Bhattacharya C, Saha S. Homeopathic Medicines Used as Prophylaxis in Kolkata during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Community-Based, Cluster-Randomized Trial. Homeopathy. 2022 05; 111(2):97-104.

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Perkins AC, Lynch JP. Increased seminal root number associated with domestication improves nitrogen and phosphorus acquisition in maize seedlings. Ann Bot. 2021 09 03; 128(4):453-468.

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Netherway P, Reichman SM, Laidlaw M, Scheckel K, Pingitore N, Gasc? G, M?ndez A, Surapaneni A, Paz-Ferreiro J. Phosphorus-Rich Biochars Can Transform Lead in an Urban Contaminated Soil. J Environ Qual. 2019 Jul; 48(4):1091-1099.

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