Cerium
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Biological significance

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Excess in the body

➤ Excessive concentration of Cerium causes gastrointestinal disorders, cephalalgia, stimulates the development of radiation sickness, muscle asthenia, hypokalemia and allergic reactions of the eyes and external body integuments.

Deficiency in the body

➤ With a lack of Cerium, hypotension develops, cholesterol decreases, and the risk of blood coagulation increases.

Drugs/dose

➤ Ce2(C2O4)3 - is available in the form of a 2.2 ml solution per dose.

Conventional medicine

➤ Cerium oxalate is used to treat the pharyngeal reflex, especially in case of toxicity.

➤ It is an effective material for the treatment of third-degree burns and is also an antitumor drug.

➤ Radioactive 144Сe is used in radiation therapy.

Unconventional medicine

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Toxic effect/antidote

➤ Symptoms include cardiovascular and urinary system disorders, as well as CNS disorders.

➤ Chelators, such as dimercaptosuccinate (DMSA) or dimercaptopropanesulfonate (DMPS), are used to help eliminate Cerium from the body.

Interesting facts

➤ The bright light of the arc lamps is achieved by CeF3 .

➤ The lighters use a Fe-Ce alloy.

➤ Concentric steels are alloyed with Ce, which gives them strength.

➤ CeO2 is a catalyst in the dehydrogenation of alcohols.

➤ Cerium-containing glass does not tarnish under the influence of radiation.

Chemist Gustav Mosander
on how he discovered Cerium


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