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Sodium chloride

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025940

Table salt. A metal halide composed of sodium and chloride with sodium and chloride replacement capabilities. When depleted in the body, sodium must be replaced in order to maintain intracellular osmolarity, nerve conduction, muscle contraction and normal renal function.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-025940
FieldEnvironment
SubjectChemical substances
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025940",
  "term": "Sodium chloride",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Sodium Chloride",
  "definition": "Table salt. A metal halide composed of sodium and chloride with sodium and chloride replacement capabilities. When depleted in the body, sodium must be replaced in order to maintain intracellular osmolarity, nerve conduction, muscle contraction and normal renal function.",
  "subject": "Chemical substances",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sodium-chloride/"
}

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