"Silicon Dioxide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Transparent, tasteless crystals found in nature as agate, amethyst, chalcedony, cristobalite, flint, sand, QUARTZ, and tridymite. The compound is insoluble in water or acids except hydrofluoric acid.
| Descriptor ID |
D012822
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.578.750 D01.650.550.825 D01.837.725
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| Concept/Terms |
Aerosil- Aerosil
- Aerosil 380
- 380, Aerosil
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Silicon Dioxide" by people in Profiles.
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Environmental Silica Dust Exposure and Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Johannesburg, South Africa. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 05 27; 16(10).
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Immunity to the Dual Threat of Silica Exposure and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Front Immunol. 2018; 9:3069.
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Exceedance of environmental exposure limits to crystalline silica in communities surrounding gold mine tailings storage facilities in South Africa. Sci Total Environ. 2018 Apr 01; 619-620:504-516.
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Dissolution and biodurability: Important parameters needed for risk assessment of nanomaterials. Part Fibre Toxicol. 2015 Apr 28; 12:11.
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Three decades of silicosis: disease trends at autopsy in South African gold miners. Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Mar; 118(3):421-6.
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Nanoparticles and potential human health implications: past and future directions. Preface. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2010; 73(5):339-40.
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The ability of Warburgia salutaris extracts to protect against crystalline silica-induced cell injury. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2008 Nov; 27(11):827-35.
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An update on the detoxification processes for silica particles and asbestos fibers: successess and limitations. J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev. 2005 Nov-Dec; 8(6):453-83.
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The role of oxidative stress in diseases caused by mineral dusts and fibres: current status and future of prophylaxis and treatment. Mol Cell Biochem. 1999 Jun; 196(1-2):69-77.
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The ability of mineral dusts and fibres to initiate lipid peroxidation. Part I: parameters which determine this ability. Redox Rep. 1999; 4(4):141-63.