Selenium (Se) is an essential element for many animals including humans, prokaryotes and
a few green algae. For plants, Se essentiality is yet to be demonstrated. Nevertheless, it is …

Organoselenium compounds have found such wide utility because of their effects on an
extraordinary number of very different reactions, including many carbon-carbon bond …

Se is an unusual trace element in having its own codon in mRNA that specifies its insertion
into selenoproteins as selenocysteine (SeCys), by means of a mechanism requiring a large …

The current understanding of the complex role of ROS in the organism and pathological
sequelae of oxidative stress points to the necessity of comprehensive studies of antioxidant …

Se is an essential element for animals. In man low dietary Se intakes are associated with
health disorders including oxidative stress-related conditions, reduced fertility and immune …

There is a growing appreciation that it is not just the total intake of dietary Se that is important
to health but that the species of Se ingested may also be important. The present review …

Selenium is an essential dietary component for animals including humans, and there is
increasing evidence for the efficacy of certain forms of selenium as cancer-chemopreventive …

Dietetic professionals urge Americans to increase fruit and vegetable intakes. The American
Institute of Cancer Research estimates that if the only dietary change made was to increase …

Selenium is an essential element for human health. It has been recognized as an
antioxidant and chemopreventive agent in cancer. Selenium is known to develop its …

Epidemiological studies show that a high intake of anti-oxidant-rich foods is inversely related
to cancer risk. While animal and cell cultures confirm the anticancer effects of antioxidants …