Structured Summary
Abstract
An element in the alkali metals family. It has the atomic symbol Li, atomic number 3, and atomic weight [6.938; 6.997]. Salts of lithium are used in treating BIPOLAR DISORDER.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- Li
- Molecular Weight
- 7.0 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 7439-93-2
- IUPAC Name
- lithium
- InChIKey
- WHXSMMKQMYFTQS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- [Li]
- MeSH Unique ID
- D008094
- Source
- PubChem CID 3028194
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- Lithium-7
- Lithium 7
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Aspects Covered
24 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, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
therapeutic use of lithium = LITHIUM COMPOUNDS / ther use or specific lithium compound /ther use
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NLM Classification
QV 77.9
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Lithium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008094. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008094
- Lithium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium
- Lithium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q568
- Lithium. In: PubChem Compound. CID 3028194. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3028194