Preferred Label : Rhenium Re 188;
NCIt synonyms : Rhenium, Isotope of Mass 188; Rhenium 188; Re-188; Re 188; 188Re; Rhenium-188;
NCIt related terms : RHENIUM RE-188;
NCIt definition : A radioisotope with an atomic number of 75 and a half-life of 17 hours, with beta
particle-emitting radiocytotoxic activity. Emitted by rhenium Re 188, beta particles
directly damage cellular DNA and, by ionizing intracellular water to produce several
types of cytotoxic free radicals and superoxides, indirectly damage intracellular
biological macromolecules, resulting in tumor cell death.;
UNII : 229C124H5I;
CAS number : 14378-26-8;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1907039;
Origin ID : C200205;
UMLS CUI : C1828331;
Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- concept_is_in_subset
