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Abstract.: Selenium is an essential trace metal element, whereas large doses of selenium exert adverse effects to the human body. We examined the effects of selenium compounds, sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) and sodium selenate (Na2SeO4), on catecholamine secretion from cultured bovine adrenal chromaffin cells. Treatment of chromaffin cells with sodium selenite for 72, 48, and 24 h caused decreases in protein and catecholamine contents, in association with cell damage, at concentrations over 30, 300, and 300 µM, respectively. The cells treated with subtoxic conditions ( |
