"Uranium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A radioactive element of the actinide series of metals. It has an atomic symbol U, atomic number 92, and atomic weight 238.03. U-235 is used as the fissionable fuel in nuclear weapons and as fuel in nuclear power reactors.
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D014501
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.271.100.950 D01.268.556.900 D01.496.749.305.100.950 D01.552.020.940 D01.552.544.900
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Uranium" by people in Profiles.
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Multi-source machine learning and spaceborne remote sensing data accurately predict three-dimensional soil moisture in an in-service uranium disposal cell. J Environ Manage. 2024 Oct; 369:122254.
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Identification of a U/Zn/Cu responsive global regulatory two-component system in Caulobacter crescentus. Mol Microbiol. 2017 04; 104(1):46-64.
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Transposon Mutagenesis Paired with Deep Sequencing of Caulobacter crescentus under Uranium Stress Reveals Genes Essential for Detoxification and Stress Tolerance. J Bacteriol. 2015 Oct; 197(19):3160-72.
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A protein engineered to bind uranyl selectively and with femtomolar affinity. Nat Chem. 2014 Mar; 6(3):236-41.
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Engineering a uranyl-specific binding protein from NikR. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2009; 48(13):2339-41.
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Long-term survival of xenogeneic pancreatic islet grafts induced by CTLA4lg. Science. 1992 Aug 07; 257(5071):789-92.
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A comparative study of three methods for the ultrastructural demonstration of glycogen in thin sections. J Cell Sci. 1971 Nov; 9(3):727-49.
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The morphological alteration of particulate glycogen by en bloc staining with uranyl acetate. J Ultrastruct Res. 1970 Nov; 33(3):278-91.