In a message dated 11/20/00 3:39:22 PM EST, [email protected] writes: << From the report: "Investigators have hypothesized that this toxicity is related to a silver-induced selenium deficiency that inhibits the synthesis of the seleno-enzyme glutathione peroxidase. In animals supplemented with selenium and/or vitamin E, exposures of silver as high as 140 mg/kg/day (100 mg Ag/L drinking water) were well-tolerated (Bunyan et al., 1968). " Now we know where the glutathione peroxidase comment came from (the MD's rant). -- Dean -- from (almost) Duh Moyn (CDP, KB0ZDF) >>
Dean: Well, then you'll have to explain what they're saying here. First, they say that a certain kind of toxicity is caused by low selenium levels induced by the presence of silver (how much?). Then they say that (what appears to be a huge intake of) silver can be well tolerated. Translation please. Roger -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
