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Selenium and human health.
Rayman MP. Rayman MP. Lancet. 2012 Mar 31;379(9822):1256-68. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61452-9. Epub 2012 Feb 29. Lancet. 2012. PMID: 22381456 Review.
In the past 10 years, the discovery of disease-associated polymorphisms in selenoprotein genes has drawn attention to the relevance of selenoproteins to health. Low selenium status has been associated with increased risk of mortality, poor immune function, and cogni …
In the past 10 years, the discovery of disease-associated polymorphisms in selenoprotein genes has drawn attention to the relevance of selen …
Effects and Impact of Selenium on Human Health, A Review.
Bai S, Zhang M, Tang S, Li M, Wu R, Wan S, Chen L, Wei X, Feng S. Bai S, et al. Molecules. 2024 Dec 26;30(1):50. doi: 10.3390/molecules30010050. Molecules. 2024. PMID: 39795109 Free PMC article. Review.
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element that is crucial for human health. As a key component of various enzymes and proteins, selenium primarily exerts its biological functions in the form of selenoproteins within the body. ...Despite its critical …
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element that is crucial for human health. As a key component of various enzymes and …
Biological Activity of Selenium and Its Impact on Human Health.
Genchi G, Lauria G, Catalano A, Sinicropi MS, Carocci A. Genchi G, et al. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jan 30;24(3):2633. doi: 10.3390/ijms24032633. Int J Mol Sci. 2023. PMID: 36768955 Free PMC article. Review.
Selenium (Se) is a naturally occurring metalloid element essential to human and animal health in trace amounts but it is harmful in excess. ...This review gives an overview of the role of Se in human health highlighting the effects of its def …
Selenium (Se) is a naturally occurring metalloid element essential to human and animal health in trace amounts but it i …
Regulation of Selenium Metabolism and Transport.
Burk RF, Hill KE. Burk RF, et al. Annu Rev Nutr. 2015;35:109-34. doi: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-071714-034250. Epub 2015 May 13. Annu Rev Nutr. 2015. PMID: 25974694 Review.
The liver is the central organ for selenium regulation and produces excretory selenium forms to regulate whole-body selenium. It responds to selenium deficiency by curtailing excretion and secreting selenoprotein P (Sepp1) into the plasma at the …
The liver is the central organ for selenium regulation and produces excretory selenium forms to regulate whole-body seleniu …
Dietary Selenium and Human Health.
Schomburg L. Schomburg L. Nutrients. 2016 Dec 30;9(1):22. doi: 10.3390/nu9010022. Nutrients. 2016. PMID: 28042811 Free PMC article.
Next year (2017), the micronutrient Selenium (Se) is celebrating its birthday-i.e., 200 years after first being identified by the Swedish chemist Jons Jakob Berzelius. ...
Next year (2017), the micronutrient Selenium (Se) is celebrating its birthday-i.e., 200 years after first being identified by the Swe …
Environmental Selenium and Human Health: an Update.
Vinceti M, Filippini T, Wise LA. Vinceti M, et al. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2018 Dec;5(4):464-485. doi: 10.1007/s40572-018-0213-0. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2018. PMID: 30280317 Review.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Selenium, a trace element, is ubiquitous in the environment. The main source of human exposure is diet. ...RECENT FINDINGS: Nonexperimental and experimental studies have generated insufficient evidence for a role of selenium deficiency …
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Selenium, a trace element, is ubiquitous in the environment. The main source of human exposure is diet. ... …
Multiple Nutritional Factors and the Risk of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.
Hu S, Rayman MP. Hu S, et al. Thyroid. 2017 May;27(5):597-610. doi: 10.1089/thy.2016.0635. Epub 2017 Apr 6. Thyroid. 2017. PMID: 28290237 Review.
With regard to nutritional factors, evidence implicates high iodine intake and deficiencies of selenium and iron with a potential relevance of vitamin D status. To elucidate the role of nutritional factors in the risk, pathogenesis, and treatment of HT, PubMed and t …
With regard to nutritional factors, evidence implicates high iodine intake and deficiencies of selenium and iron with a potent …
Effects of nationwide addition of selenium to fertilizers on foods, and animal and human health in Finland: From deficiency to optimal selenium status of the population.
Alfthan G, Eurola M, Ekholm P, Venäläinen ER, Root T, Korkalainen K, Hartikainen H, Salminen P, Hietaniemi V, Aspila P, Aro A; Selenium Working Group. Alfthan G, et al. J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2015;31:142-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2014.04.009. Epub 2014 May 20. J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2015. PMID: 24908353 Review.
Despite different geological features the Nordic countries are generally selenium-poor areas. In each country various factors such as food importation and life-style determine the selenium (Se) intake. ...The absence of Se deficiency diseases and a reference …
Despite different geological features the Nordic countries are generally selenium-poor areas. In each country various factors such as …
The importance of selenium to human health.
Rayman MP. Rayman MP. Lancet. 2000 Jul 15;356(9225):233-41. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02490-9. Lancet. 2000. PMID: 10963212 Review.
The essential trace mineral, selenium, is of fundamental importance to human health. As a constituent of selenoproteins, selenium has structural and enzymic roles, in the latter context being best-known as an antioxidant and catalyst for the production …
The essential trace mineral, selenium, is of fundamental importance to human health. As a constituent of selenoproteins …
Effects of Selenium and Other Micronutrient Intake on Human Health.
Zhang SQ. Zhang SQ. Nutrients. 2025 Jul 7;17(13):2239. doi: 10.3390/nu17132239. Nutrients. 2025. PMID: 40647343 Free PMC article.
Since its discovery in 1817, selenium had long been considered toxic, until 1957, when the element was demonstrated to protect vitamin E-deficient rats against liver necrosis and recognized as an essential micronutrient [...]....
Since its discovery in 1817, selenium had long been considered toxic, until 1957, when the element was demonstrated to protect vitami …
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