Selenium is a trace mineral that is essential for health. After being obtained from food and
taken up by the liver, selenium performs various physiological functions in the body in the …

The authors were asked by the Editors of ACS Chemical Biology to write an article titled
“Why Nature Chose Selenium” for the occasion of the upcoming bicentennial of the …

The biological activity of selenium is dependent upon its speciation. We aim to integrate
selenium speciation and metabolism into a discussion of the mechanisms by which …

This review covers current knowledge of selenium in the environment, dietary intakes,
metabolism and status, functions in the body, thyroid hormone metabolism, antioxidant …

The essential trace element, selenium (Se), has multiple biological activities, which depend
on the level of Se intake. Relatively low Se intakes determine the expression of …

Selenium toxicity was first confirmed in 1933 to occur in livestock that consumed plants of
the genus Astragalus, Xylorrhiza, Oonopsis, and Stanleya in the western regions of the …

The effects of different polyphenol-containing beverages on Fe absorption from a bread
meal were estimated in adult human subjects from the erythrocyte incorporation of radio-Fe …

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 …

Selenium (Se) is an essential dietary component for animals including humans and is
regarded as a protective agent against cancer. Although the mode of anticancer action of Se …

Numerous studies in animal models and more recent studies in humans have demonstrated
cancer chemopreventive effects with Se. There is extensive evidence that monomethylated …