"Iron" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN.
| Descriptor ID |
D007501
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.556.412 D01.268.956.287 D01.552.544.412
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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