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Mercury

Known as: Hg element, Hg, mercury (Hg) 
A silver metallic element that exists as a liquid at room temperature. It has the atomic symbol Hg (from hydrargyrum, liquid silver), atomic number… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Photochemical Removal of Mercury from Flue Gas
Photochemical reactions of mercury with various constituents in flue gas produced by burning coal could be an attractive… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
The Case for Atmospheric Mercury Contamination in Remote Areas
Elevated levels of mercury in aquatic environments remote from industrial sources have been broadly attributed to long-range… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Risk factors for 5-year mortality in older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study.
CONTEXT Multiple factors contribute to mortality in older adults, but the extent to which subclinical disease and other factors… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Bioaccumulation of mercury in pelagic freshwater food webs.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Modeling the Elimination of Mercury by Fish
Mass balance models can be used to predict mercury accumulation in fish. However, factors influencing mercury elimination, an… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Preeclampsia -- a state of sympathetic overactivity.
BACKGROUND Preeclampsia is characterized by a marked increase in peripheral vascular resistance leading to an increase in blood… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Effects of fibrous cap thickness on peak circumferential stress in model atherosclerotic vessels.
It is likely that factors other than stenosis severity predispose some atherosclerotic plaques to rupture. Because focal… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Impact of ICP instability and hypotension on outcome in patients with severe head trauma
✓ This study describes the relationship between raised intracranial pressure (ICP), hypotension, and outcome from severe head… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Antihypertensive effect of the oral angiotensin converting-enzyme inhibitor SQ 14225 in man.
We investigated the antihypertensive effect of the angiotensin converting-enzyme inhibitor SQ 14225 in 12 hypertensive patients… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
A Comparison of the Hydrochloride and Carbon Dioxide Salts of Lidocaine and Prilocaine in Epidural Analgesia
Lumbar epidural blockade has been used in a series of 659 patients to compare the analgesic properties of lidocaine and… 
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