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MeSH Heading: Metals, Alkaline Earth
Tree Number(s): D01.268.552; D01.552.539
Unique ID: D008673
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008673
Annotation: do not confuse with METALS, ALKALI; GEN: prefer specifics
Scope Note: Metals that constitute the group 2 (formerly group IIA) of the periodic table.
Entry Term(s): Alkaline Earth Metal; Alkaline Earth Metals; Group 2 Element; Group 2 Elements
Registry Numbers: 0
Previous Indexing: Metals (1966-1975)
Public MeSH Note: 76
History Note: 76; was NON MESH before 1976
Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/18
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

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)

Concept UI: M0013518
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: Metals that constitute the group 2 (formerly group IIA) of the periodic table.
Terms: Metals, Alkaline Earth Preferred Term
Term UI T025794
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1976); Alkaline Earth Metal
Term UI T000997734
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Alkaline Earth Metals
Term UI T025793
Date12/21/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Group 2 Element
Term UI T000997735
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Group 2 Elements
Term UI T441226
Date03/29/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002)

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