Trace Elements

"Trace Elements" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A group of chemical elements that are needed in minute quantities for the proper growth, development, and physiology of an organism. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

Descriptor ID	D014131
MeSH Number(s)	D27.505.696.377.605.555 G07.203.300.631.555 J02.500.631.555
Concept/Terms	Trace Elements Trace Elements Elements, Trace Biometals

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Trace Elements".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
Physiological Effects of Drugs [D27.505.696]
Growth Substances [D27.505.696.377]
Micronutrients [D27.505.696.377.605]
Trace Elements [D27.505.696.377.605.555]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Diet, Food, and Nutrition [G07.203]
Food [G07.203.300]
Micronutrients [G07.203.300.631]
Trace Elements [G07.203.300.631.555]
Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Food and Beverages [J02]
Food [J02.500]
Micronutrients [J02.500.631]
Trace Elements [J02.500.631.555]

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