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Magnesium

"Magnesium" 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.

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A metallic element that has the atomic symbol Mg, atomic number 12, and atomic weight 24.31. It is important for the activity of many enzymes, especially those involved in OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Magnesium" by people in this website by year, and whether "Magnesium" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 80 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2001
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