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Where does the body store the selenium?
In body proteins
What is selenium used in around the home?
The element Selenium is very poisonous, yet your body needs tiny amount of it to be healthy. Most commonly, selenium is found in dandruff shampoos.
What is an important function of selenium?
An excess of selenium in human body (selenosis) is a cause of hair loss. Other persons consider selenium beneficial for hair growth ! There is something wrong with these views.
Where is selenium stored in the body?
Selenium is stored in the heart, kidney, lung, liver, pancreas and muscle tissue. Selenium is found in nuts, meat, mushrooms, fish and eggs.
What is the dangers of selenium?
This depends on the concentration of selenium (or other chemicals) in the human body.
What is the importance of selenium in a human body?
Selenium is a trace mineral and this nutrient and important for antioxidant enzymes that protect cells in the human body against free radicals produce during normal oxygen metabolism and if Selenium is too low the radicals can damage cells which can develop into chronic diseases. Selenium is essential for normal functioning of the immune system and thyriod.
What celestial body is selenium named after?
In the Greek mythology Selene is the Moon goddess.
Who made Selenium?
Jons Jacob was the man to discover Selenium.
What is the correct name for SeF6?
This compound is called selenium hexafluoride.
What are the main chelating agents used in selenium chelation?
Sleneium is the main chelating agent in the selenium chelation process it is present in the human body normally in small quantities and can be used to extract mercury from the body helping to treat mercury poisoning.
What element is represented by the symbol Se?
Selenium, atomic number 34.
What research has been done on selenium toxicity?
researchers speculate that the organic forms of selenium may accumulate in the body and interfere with the functioning of sulfur molecules in the body, or that they may cause genetic mutations. These long-term questions await further research
