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MeSH Heading: Cations
Tree Number(s): D01.248.497.300
Unique ID: D002412
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002412
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note: Positively charged atoms, radicals or groups of atoms which travel to the cathode or negative pole during electrolysis.
Entry Term(s): Cation
Previous Indexing: Cations, Divalent (1973-1977); Cations, Monovalent (1973-1977); Ions (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 78
History Note: 78
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/22
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Cations MeSH Descriptor Data 2025