Protactinium

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"Protactinium" 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.

MeSH information

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A radioactive element of the actinide group of metals. It has the atomic symbol Pa, atomic number 91, and atomic weight 231. It decays by alpha-emission.

Descriptor ID	D011478
MeSH Number(s)	D01.268.271.100.725 D01.268.556.750 D01.496.749.305.100.725 D01.552.020.778 D01.552.544.750
Concept/Terms	Protactinium Protactinium

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

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]
Elements [D01.268]
Elements, Radioactive [D01.268.271]
Actinoid Series Elements [D01.268.271.100]
Protactinium [D01.268.271.100.725]
Metals, Heavy [D01.268.556]
Protactinium [D01.268.556.750]
Isotopes [D01.496]
Radioisotopes [D01.496.749]
Elements, Radioactive [D01.496.749.305]
Actinoid Series Elements [D01.496.749.305.100]
Protactinium [D01.496.749.305.100.725]
Metals [D01.552]
Actinoid Series Elements [D01.552.020]
Protactinium [D01.552.020.778]
Metals, Heavy [D01.552.544]
Protactinium [D01.552.544.750]

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

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