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Descriptor English:
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Thorium Dioxide
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Dióxido de Torio
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Dióxido de Tório
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Synonyms English:
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Dioxide, Thorium
Oxide, Thorium
Thorium Oxide
Thorotrast
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Tree Number:
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D01.650.550.875
D01.930.930
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Definition English:
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Thorium oxide (ThO2). A radiographic contrast agent that was used in the early 1930s through about 1954. High rates of mortality have been linked to its use and it has been shown to cause liver cancer. |
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Pharmacological Action:
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Carcinogens
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History Note English:
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65
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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14296
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Unique Identifier:
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D013911
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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