Selenium is an essential element with remarkable chemical properties. The similarity to
sulphur results in a number of chemical interactions mainly connected to thiols and redox …

Background: The trace element selenium (Se) is essential nutrition mineral. Selenium
deficiencies in the human and animal organism are recognized worldwide to be related to a …

The known metabolic functions of selenium, which appear to be discharged by a fairly small
number of selenoproteins, do not fully explain the anticarcinogenic effects of selenium …

In nature, selenium is found in air, water and the soil. In 1925 it was shown that plants take
up selenium, and from 1957 and henceforth it was demonstrated that selenium was an …

Epidemiologic and preclinical studies provide evidence that the essential nutrient selenium
has cancer protective properties. The mammalian genome encodes 25 selenoprotein genes …

Selenium in the environment, food and health | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case
studies Expert Briefings Open Access Advanced search Selenium in the environment, food and …

In areas where soils are low in bioavailable selenium (Se), potential Se deficiencies cause
health risks for humans. Though higher plants have been considered not to require this …

Plant-based diets and phytochemicals present in plants are associated with decreased risk
of cancer. Brassica species, and broccoli in particular, are associated with reduced risk of …

Selenium is an essential trace element involved in several key metabolic activities via
selenoproteins, enzymes that are essential to protect against oxidative damage and to …

Selenium, a “dual-surface” element, maintains a very thin line between a level of necessity
and harmfulness. Because of this, a deficiency or excess of this element in an organism is …