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In the bloodstream, sodium selenite is mainly absorbed by red blood cells and enzymatically reduced to hydrogen selenide, which serves as the central selenium pool for excretion and specific incorporation into selenoproteins.
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- SELENIUM 10 micrograms/ml concentrate for solution for infusionAguettant Ltd · emc · SmPC §5.2 Pharmacokinetic properties · Version 4Document updated
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