Chemicals and Drugs

Apatites

A group of phosphate minerals that includes ten mineral species and has the general formula X5(YO4)3Z, where X is usually calcium or lead, Y is phosphorus or arsenic, and Z is chlorine, fluorine, or OH-. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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A group of phosphate minerals that includes ten mineral species and has the general formula X5(YO4)3Z, where X is usually calcium or lead, Y is phosphorus or arsenic, and Z is chlorine, fluorine, or OH-. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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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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a group of phosphate minerals

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Apatites. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001031. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001031
  2. Apatites. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apatite
  3. Apatites. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178397