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Preferred term

manganese

Is replaced by

manganese

Definition

Also known as: Colloidal manganese, Cutaval, Magnacat, Tronamang, Mangan, Manganese fume, MANGANESE COMPOUNDS, Mangan [Polish], (52mn)manganese; A trace element with atomic symbol Mn, atomic number 25, and atomic weight 54.94. It is concentrated in cell mitochondria, mostly in the pituitary gland, liver, pancreas, kidney, and bone, influences the synthesis of mucopolysaccharides, stimulates hepatic synthesis of cholesterol and fatty acids, and is a cofactor in many enzymes, including arginase and alkaline phosphatase in the liver. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual 1992, p2035)

Broader concept

deprecated concept

Entry terms

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_321

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 3/21/22

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