Lithium, the lightest alkali metal element, is a ductile, reactive metal that occurs in nature as the Li+ cation and is found in various mineral compounds. Physiologically, lithium is present only in trace levels and is not considered to be an essential dietary nutrient. However, lithium is routinely used in medicine as a psychoactive drug. Lithium acts as a mood stabilizer and is considered to be the gold standard first-line treatment for bipolar depression and acute mania. Patients treated with lithium are less likely to require hospitalization or complete suicide than patients treated with other mood stabilizers or antipsychotics. Chemically, lithium is the simplest possible drug - as an element, it is not metabolized by the body and has z
Size
100 assays
Concentration
n/a
Applications
The kit can detect Lithium concentration as low as 100 μM in human serum