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 …

Selenomethionine (Semet) is the major seleno-compound in cereal grains and enriched
yeast whereas Se-methylselenocysteine (SeMCYS) is the major seleno-compound in Se …

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 …

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 …

Collectively, results from epidemiologic studies, laboratory bioassays, and human clinical
intervention trials clearly support a protective role of selenium against cancer development …

Epidemiological studies, preclinical investigations and clinical intervention trials support the
role of selenium compounds as potent cancer chemopreventive agents; the dose and the …

The nutritional functions of selenium (Se) are recognized as being due to a number of Se‐
containing proteins. It is not clear, however, whether any of these function in the anti …

Purpose: Studies were carried out in athymic nude mice bearing human squamous cell
carcinoma of the head and neck (FaDu and A253) and colon carcinoma (HCT-8 and HT-29) …

Selenium compounds like selenite (SeO3 (2-) may form a covalent adduct with glutathione
(GSH) in the form of selenodiglutathione (GS-Se-SG), which is assumed to be important in …

Selenium (Se) affects all components of the immune system, ie, the development and
expression of nonspecific, humoral, and cell-mediated responses. In general, a deficiency in …