Dysprosium
"Dysprosium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An element of the rare earth family that has the atomic symbol Dy, atomic number 66, and atomic weight 162.50. Dysprosium is a silvery metal used primarily in the form of various salts.
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D004419
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.558.362.374 D01.552.550.399.374
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dysprosium" by people in Profiles.
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Miller LV, Sheng XY, Hambidge KM, Westcott JE, Sian L, Krebs NF. The use of dysprosium to measure endogenous zinc excretion in feces eliminates the necessity of complete fecal collections. J Nutr. 2010 Aug; 140(8):1524-8.
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Sheng XY, Hambidge KM, Krebs NF, Lei S, Westcott JE, Miller LV. Dysprosium as a nonabsorbable fecal marker in studies of zinc homeostasis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 Nov; 82(5):1017-23.