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MeSH Heading: Sodium
Tree Number(s): D01.268.549.750; D01.268.557.650; D01.552.528.850; D01.552.547.725
Unique ID: D012964
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012964
Annotation: /blood: note also HYPERNATREMIA& HYPONATREMIA; /‌defic: consider also HYPONATREMIA; /‌urine: consider also NATRIURESIS; SODIUM, DIETARY is also available
Scope Note: A member of the alkali group of metals. It has the atomic symbol Na, atomic number 11, and atomic weight 23.
Entry Term(s): Sodium Ion Level; Sodium-23
Related Numbers: 7440-23-5
CAS Type 1 Name: Sodium
See Also: Hypernatremia; Hyponatremia; Natriuresis; Sodium Isotopes; Sodium Radioisotopes
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/04/14

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Sodium MeSH Descriptor Data 2025