Chemicals and Drugs

Alkaline Earth Metals

Metals that constitute the group 2 (formerly group IIA) of the periodic table.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Metals that constitute the group 2 (formerly group IIA) of the periodic table.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Alkaline Earth Metal
  • Group 2 Element
  • Group 2 Elements
  • Metals, Alkaline Earth
  • 2 Element, Group
  • Earth Metal, Alkaline
  • Earth Metals, Alkaline
  • Element, Group 2
  • Elements, Group 2
  • Metal, Alkaline Earth

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Aspects Covered

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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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with METALS, ALKALI; GEN: prefer specifics

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History Note

76; was NON MESH before 1976

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Previous Indexing

  • Metals (1966-1975)

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Tree Numbers

  1. D01w.268w.552w
  2. D01w.552w.539w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Alkaline Earth Metals. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008673. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008673
  2. Alkaline Earth Metals. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkaline_earth_metal
  3. Alkaline Earth Metals. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19563