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Ammonia MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Ammonia
Tree Number(s)
D01.362.075
D01.625.050
Unique ID
D000641
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000641
Scope Note
A colorless alkaline gas. It is formed in the body during decomposition of organic materials during a large number of metabolically important reactions. Note that the aqueous form of ammonia is referred to as AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE.
CAS Type 1 Name
Ammonia
See Also
Ammonium Hydroxide
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2013/07/08
Ammonia Preferred
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