Chemicals and Drugs

Beryllium

An element with the atomic symbol Be, atomic number 4, and atomic weight 9.01218. Short exposure to this element can lead to a type of poisoning known as BERYLLIOSIS.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

An element with the atomic symbol Be, atomic number 4, and atomic weight 9.01218. Short exposure to this element can lead to a type of poisoning known as BERYLLIOSIS.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
Be
Molecular Weight
9.012183 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
7440-41-7
IUPAC Name
beryllium
InChIKey
ATBAMAFKBVZNFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[Be]
MeSH Unique ID
D001608
Source
PubChem CID 5460467

MeSH Record

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Aspects Covered

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

MeSH Record

Indexing Annotation

/adv eff /tox permitted but /pois = BERYLLIOSIS

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D01w.268w.552w.075w
  2. D01w.268w.557w.080w
  3. D01w.552w.547w.080w

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NLM Classification

QV 275

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Beryllium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001608. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001608
  2. Beryllium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryllium
  3. Beryllium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q569
  4. Beryllium. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5460467. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5460467