"Barium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An element of the alkaline earth group of metals. It has an atomic symbol Ba, atomic number 56, and atomic weight 138. All of its acid-soluble salts are poisonous.
| Descriptor ID |
D001464
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.552.050 D01.268.556.062 D01.552.539.124 D01.552.544.062
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