Samarium
"Samarium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Sm, atomic number 62, and atomic weight 150.36. The oxide is used in the control rods of some nuclear reactors.
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D012493
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.558.362.937 D01.552.550.399.937
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Aretz CD, McPeak JE, Eaton GR, Eaton SS, Cowen BJ. Mechanism of SmI2 Reduction of 5-Bromo-6-oxo-6-phenylhexyl Methanesulfonate Studied by Spin Trapping with 2-Methyl-2-nitrosopropane. J Org Chem. 2018 09 07; 83(17):10688-10692.
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Gallicchio R, Giacomobono S, Nardelli A, Pellegrino T, Simeon V, Gattozzi D, Maddalena F, Mainenti P, Storto G. Palliative treatment of bone metastases with samarium-153 EDTMP at onset of pain. J Bone Miner Metab. 2014 Jul; 32(4):434-40.