Chemicals and Drugs

Cations

Positively charged atoms, radicals or groups of atoms which travel to the cathode or negative pole during electrolysis.

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Abstract

Positively charged atoms, radicals or groups of atoms which travel to the cathode or negative pole during electrolysis.

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  • Cation

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24 allowable subheadings

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

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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78

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Previous Indexing

  • Cations, Divalent (1973-1977)
  • Cations, Monovalent (1973-1977)
  • Ions (1966-1977)

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  1. D01w.248w.497w.300w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cations. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002412. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002412
  2. Cations. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cation
  3. Cations. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q326277