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Descriptor English: Sodium Selenite
Descriptor Spanish: Selenito de Sodio
Descriptor selenito sódico
Entry term(s) selenito de sodio
Scope note: Sal disódica del ácido selenioso. Se utiliza terapéuticamente para suministrar el oligoelemento selenio y se prepara por reacción del DIÓXIDO DE SELENIO con HIDRÓXIDO SÓDICO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Selenito de Sódio
Descriptor French: Sélénite de sodium
Entry term(s): Biselenite, Sodium
Disodium Selenite
Monosodium Selenite
Pentahydrate, Sodium Selenite
Selenite Pentahydrate, Sodium
Selenite, Disodium
Selenite, Monosodium
Selenite, Sodium
Selenous Acid Disodium Salt
Selenous Acid, Disodium Salt
Sodium Biselenite
Sodium Selenite Pentahydrate
Tree number(s): D01.810.900.500
D01.857.850
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018038
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Trace Elements
Registry Number: HIW548RQ3W
CAS Type 1 Name: Selenious acid, disodium salt
Previous Indexing: Selenium (1966-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94; SODIUM SELENITE was indexed under SELENIUM 1992-93
Online Note: use SODIUM SELENITE (NM) to search SODIUM SELENITE 1980-93
History Note: 94; was SODIUM SELENITE (NM) 1992-93; was SY to SELENIOUS ACID (NM) 1980-91
DeCS ID: 31033
Unique ID: D018038
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Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/17
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Sodium Selenite - Preferred
Concept UI M0027224
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Sodium Selenite
Entry term(s) Disodium Selenite
Selenite, Disodium
Selenite, Sodium
Selenous Acid Disodium Salt
Selenous Acid, Disodium Salt
Sodium Selenite Pentahydrate - Narrower
Concept UI M0329152
Preferred term Sodium Selenite Pentahydrate
Entry term(s) Pentahydrate, Sodium Selenite
Selenite Pentahydrate, Sodium
Monosodium Selenite - Narrower
Concept UI M0329153
Preferred term Monosodium Selenite
Entry term(s) Biselenite, Sodium
Selenite, Monosodium
Sodium Biselenite



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