The element selenium (Se) was recognized only 40 years ago as being essential in the
nutrition of animals and humans. It is recognized as being an essential component of a …

The purpose of this review article is to demonstrate the close parallelism of daily
requirements, biological activity and minimum and maximum tolerable levels of selenium for …

This book contains 11 chapters entitled: chemical aspects of selenium; selenium in the
environment; selenium in foods and feeds; the biological availability of selenium in foods …

Background: In a recent randomized intervention trial, the risk of prostate cancer for men
receiving a daily supplement of 200 µg selenium was one third of that for men receiving …

Selenium levels in serum samples collected in 1973 from 111 subjects in whom cancer
developed during the subsequent 5 years were compared with those in serum samples from …

The carcinogen-induced rat mammary carcinoma model, developed a quarter of a century
ago by Dr. Charles Brenton Huggins, is today the standard laboratory animal model in the …

Biological actions of 4 commonly used synthetic antioxidants—butylated hydroxyanisole,
butylated hydroxytoluene, ethoxquin and propul gallate—on the molecular, cellular and …

A comprehensive, authoritative report of a National Research Council subcommittee reviews
current knowledge concerning selenium (Se) in nutrition for nutrition, food, and health …

Increased incidence of cancer at various sites is observed in patients with end-stage renal
disease (ESRD). In particular, lymphomas and carcinomas of the kidney, prostate, liver and …

A matched-pair analysis was conducted with data based on a prospective six-year follow-up
of a random population sample to study the association between serum selenium and the …