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Abstract
The disodium salt of selenious acid. It is used therapeutically to supply the trace element selenium and is prepared by the reaction of SELENIUM DIOXIDE with SODIUM HYDROXIDE.
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12 entry terms
- Disodium Selenite
- Selenous Acid Disodium Salt
- Selenous Acid, Disodium Salt
- Selenite, Disodium
- Selenite, Sodium
- Monosodium Selenite
- Sodium Biselenite
- Sodium Selenite Pentahydrate
- Biselenite, Sodium
- Pentahydrate, Sodium Selenite
- Selenite Pentahydrate, Sodium
- Selenite, Monosodium
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24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
94; was SODIUM SELENITE (NM) 1992-93; was SY to SELENIOUS ACID (NM) 1980-91
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Previous Indexing
- Selenium (1966-1993)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Sodium Selenite. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018038. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018038
- Sodium Selenite. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_selenite
- Sodium Selenite. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q414626