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==Role in health== | |||
Deficiency of selenium may cause [[heart failure]].<ref name="pmid19059654">{{cite journal| author=Saliba W, El Fakih R, Shaheen W| title=Heart failure secondary to selenium deficiency, reversible after supplementation. | journal=Int J Cardiol | year= 2010 | volume= 141 | issue= 2 | pages= e26-7 | pmid=19059654 | doi=10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.095 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19059654 }} </ref> | |||
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Selenium is a chemical element, having the chemical symbol Se.
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Its atomic number (the number of protons) is 34. It has a Standard Atomic Weight of 78.96(3), and is typically found as a solid in its elemental form.
Selenium is considered to be a member of the "Non-Metal" class of elements, has a boiling point of 685 °C , and a melting point of 220.5 °C .
Role in health
Deficiency of selenium may cause heart failure.[1]
References
- ↑ Saliba W, El Fakih R, Shaheen W (2010). "Heart failure secondary to selenium deficiency, reversible after supplementation.". Int J Cardiol 141 (2): e26-7. DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.095. PMID 19059654. Research Blogging.