Chemicals and Drugs

Cadmium

An element with atomic symbol Cd, atomic number 48, and atomic weight 112.41. It is a metal and ingestion will lead to CADMIUM POISONING.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

An element with atomic symbol Cd, atomic number 48, and atomic weight 112.41. It is a metal and ingestion will lead to CADMIUM POISONING.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
Cd
Molecular Weight
112.41 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
7440-43-9
IUPAC Name
cadmium
InChIKey
BDOSMKKIYDKNTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[Cd]
MeSH Unique ID
D002104
Source
PubChem CID 23973

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23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

/poisoning was used for indexing 1966-76

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  1. D01w.268w.556w.137w
  2. D01w.268w.956w.061w
  3. D01w.552w.544w.137w

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NLM Classification

QV 290

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cadmium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002104. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002104
  2. Cadmium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmium
  3. Cadmium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1091
  4. Cadmium. In: PubChem Compound. CID 23973. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23973