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Selenium

Known as: Se, Se element, Selenium [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A nonmetallic chemical element found in trace amounts in human body. Selenium primarily occurs in vivo as selenocompounds, mostly selenoproteins such… Expand
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AntioxidantsElementsMetals, HeavyTrace Elements
BOOST HIGH PROTEIN LIQUID CHOCOLATEBOOST HIGH PROTEIN LIQUID STRAWBERRYCENTRUM TABCHROMIC CHLORIDE/CUPRIC CHLORIDE/MANGANESE CHLORIDE/SELENIUM/ZIN
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Narrower (5)

Protecton Zellaktivcopper gallium diselenidecopper indium diselenidegallium selenide
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Review
2012
Review
2012
Selenium and human health
Selenium is incorporated into selenoproteins that have a wide range of pleiotropic effects, ranging from antioxidant and anti… Expand
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Review
2009
Review
2009
Biofortification of crops with seven mineral elements often lacking in human diets--iron, zinc, copper, calcium, magnesium, selenium and iodine.
The diets of over two-thirds of the world's population lack one or more essential mineral elements. This can be remedied through… Expand
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Review
2008
Review
2008
Selenium in food and the human body: a review.
Selenium levels in soil generally reflect its presence in food and the Se levels in human populations. Se food content is… Expand
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Free radicals, metals and antioxidants in oxidative stress-induced cancer.
Oxygen-free radicals, more generally known as reactive oxygen species (ROS) along with reactive nitrogen species (RNS) are well… Expand
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Selenium in global food systems
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  • British Journal of Nutrition
  • 2001
    • Corpus ID: 4886390
Food systems need to produce enough of the essential trace element Se to provide regular adult intakes of at least 40 μg/d to… Expand
Review
2000
Review
2000
SELENIUM IN HIGHER PLANTS.
Plants vary considerably in their physiological response to selenium (Se). Some plant species growing on seleniferous soils are… Expand
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Review
2000
Review
2000
Ecological effects, transport, and fate of mercury: a general review.
Mercury at low concentrations represents a major hazard to microorganisms. Inorganic mercury has been reported to produce harmful… Expand
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Review
1999
Review
1999
Bacterial respiration of arsenic and selenium.
Oxyanions of arsenic and selenium can be used in microbial anaerobic respiration as terminal electron acceptors. The detection of… Expand
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Review
1991
Review
1991
Mercury and selenium interaction: a review.
This paper reviews studies on mercury and selenium interaction. It includes the effects of selenium on mercury toxicity on the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Selenium: biochemical role as a component of glutathione peroxidase.
When hemolyzates from erythrocytes of selenium-deficient rats were incubated in vitro in the presence of ascorbate or H(2)O(2… Expand
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