Chemicals and Drugs

Lithium

An element in the alkali metals family. It has the atomic symbol Li, atomic number 3, and atomic weight [6.938; 6.997]. Salts of lithium are used in treating BIPOLAR DISORDER.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

An element in the alkali metals family. It has the atomic symbol Li, atomic number 3, and atomic weight [6.938; 6.997]. Salts of lithium are used in treating BIPOLAR DISORDER.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
Li
Molecular Weight
7.0 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
7439-93-2
IUPAC Name
lithium
InChIKey
WHXSMMKQMYFTQS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[Li]
MeSH Unique ID
D008094
Source
PubChem CID 3028194

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Lithium-7
  • Lithium 7

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Aspects Covered

24 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, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

therapeutic use of lithium = LITHIUM COMPOUNDS / ther use or specific lithium compound /ther use

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NLM Classification

QV 77.9

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lithium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008094. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008094
  2. Lithium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium
  3. Lithium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q568
  4. Lithium. In: PubChem Compound. CID 3028194. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3028194