"Metals, Alkali" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Metals that constitute group 1(formerly group Ia) of the periodic table. They are the most strongly electropositive of the metals. Note that HYDROGEN is not considered an alkali metal even though it falls under the group 1 heading in the periodic table.
| Descriptor ID |
D008672
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.549 D01.552.528
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| Concept/Terms |
Metals, Alkali- Metals, Alkali
- Group 1 Elements
- Elements, Group 1
- Alkali Metals
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The voltage sensor of excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle. Ion dependence and selectivity. J Gen Physiol. 1989 Sep; 94(3):405-28.