Citric Acid
"Citric Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A key intermediate in metabolism. It is an acid compound found in citrus fruits. The salts of citric acid (citrates) can be used as anticoagulants due to their calcium chelating ability.
| Descriptor ID |
D019343
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.901.434.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Citric Acid- Citric Acid
- Citric Acid Monohydrate
- Acid Monohydrate, Citric
- Monohydrate, Citric Acid
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Citric Acid" by people in Profiles.
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DeSimone RA, Myers GD, Guest EM, Shi PA. Combined heparin/acid citrate dextrose solution A anticoagulation in the Optia continuous mononuclear cell protocol for pediatric lymphocyte apheresis. J Clin Apher. 2019 Aug; 34(4):487-489.
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Srivastava T, Winston MJ, Auron A, Alon US. Urine calcium/citrate ratio in children with hypercalciuric stones. Pediatr Res. 2009 Jul; 66(1):85-90.