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Descriptor
English
:
Trace Elements
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Oligoelementos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Oligoelementos
Tree Number:
D27.505.696.377.605.555
J02.500.631.555
Definition
English
:
A group of chemical
elements
that are needed in minute quantities for the proper
growth
, development, and
physiology
of an organism. (From McGraw-Hill
Dictionary
of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not coordinate with
METALS
for "trace metals" nor with
MINERALS
for "trace minerals"; do not confuse with "tracers" used for detection or with trace amounts of substances in tissue,
food
, etc.
See Related
English
:
Micronutrients
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
administration & dosage
adverse effects
agonists
antagonists & inhibitors
analysis
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemistry
classification
chemical synthesis
contraindications
deficiency
diagnostic use
economics
history
immunology
isolation & purification
metabolism
pharmacology
pharmacokinetics
poisoning
radiation effects
supply & distribution
standards
toxicity
therapeutic use
urine
Record Number:
14523
Unique Identifier:
D014131
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