Chemicals and Drugs

Transactinide Series Elements

A series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers greater than 103. Current members include Rutherfordium, atomic number 104, to and including Ununoctium, atomic number 118. All members are synthetic with short half-lives.

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Abstract

A series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers greater than 103. Current members include Rutherfordium, atomic number 104, to and including Ununoctium, atomic number 118. All members are synthetic with short half-lives.

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  • Super Heavy Elements
  • Superheavy Elements
  • Transactinide Elements
  • Transactinides

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19 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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2018

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  1. D01w.268w.271w.935w
  2. D01w.496w.749.305w.935w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Transactinide Series Elements. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000073056. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000073056
  2. Transactinide Series Elements. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superheavy_element
  3. Transactinide Series Elements. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q428778