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Selenium [Mass/volume] in Specimen
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Part Description
LP14283-3 Selenium
Selenium (Se) is a semimetal (metalloid) with four natural oxidation states, and it shares similar chemical and biological properties with sulfur. It is an essential constituent of glutathione peroxidase. Deficiencies in selenium have been linked to increased risk of cancer. Recent studies have shown that selenium is essential for normal thyroid metabolism.
Veterinary Medicine:
Se poisoning in swines is rare and usually occurs when the selenium supplement has been wrongly mixed into the feed. Toxicity occurs with 5 mg/kg or more in the diet. PMID: 11325201 Symptoms include anorexia, hair loss, hoof loss followed by liver and kidney damage.
Source: Regenstrief Institute
LOINC Names Get Info
- Fully-Specified Name
- Selenium:
MCnc: Pt: XXX: Qn: - Long Common Name
- Selenium [Mass/volume] in Specimen
- Short Name
- Selenium Spec-mCnc
- Display Name
- Selenium (Specimen) [Mass/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Selenium, Specimen
Part Model Get Info
Basic Attributes
- Class
- DRUG/TOX
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 1.0n
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73 (MIN)
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 17710
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| ar-JO | Arabic (Jordan) | مستوى السيلينيوم في العينة ( بتقنية الكتلة / الحجم ) |
| cs-CZ | Czech (Czechia) | Selen: |
| de-DE | German (Germany) | Selen: |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Σελήνιο: Synonyms: DRUG/TOX MCnc Pt Qn XXX Σελήνιο |
| es-AR | Spanish (Argentina) | selenio: |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Selenio: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Selenio: |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Seleen: Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Täpsustamata materjal |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Sélénium: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Sélénium: |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Sélénium: Synonyms: Se |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Selenio: Synonyms: Concentrazione di Massa Livelli farmacologici e tossicologia Punto nel tempo (episodio) |
| ko-KR | Korean (Korea, Republic Of) | 셀레늄: |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | selenium: |
| pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Selenio: Synonyms: SE; |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Селен: Synonyms: Количественный Массовая концентрация Точка во времени; |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Selenyum: |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 硒: Synonyms: Se 不明的; |
Example Units
| Unit | Source |
|---|---|
| ug/L | Example UCUM Units |
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