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MeSH Heading: Bentonite
Tree Number(s): D01.056.050.075.100; D01.578.725.025.100; D01.650.550.050.075.100; D01.837.725.700.760.050.100
Unique ID: D001546
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001546
Scope Note: A colloidal, hydrated aluminum silicate that swells 12 times its dry size when added to water.
Entry Term(s): Montmorillonite; Montmorrillonite
Pharm Action: Antidotes
Related Numbers: A585MN1H2L
Previous Indexing: Aluminum Silicates (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 73; was see ALUMINUM SILICATES 1963-72; MONTMORILLONITE was MONTMORRILLONITE 1977-93
Online Note: use ALUMINUM SILICATES to search BENTONITE 1966-72
History Note: 73; was see ALUMINUM SILICATES 1963-72; MONTMORILLONITE was MONTMORRILLONITE 1977-93
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

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