Selenium is an essential micronutrient with important functions in human health and
relevance to several pathophysiological conditions. The biological effects of selenium are …

Insulin resistance (IR) in skeletal muscle is a key defect mediating the link between obesity
and type 2 33 diabetes, a disease that typically affects people in later life. Sarcopenia (age …

Naturally produced halogenated compounds are ubiquitous across all domains of life where
they perform a multitude of biological functions and adopt a diversity of chemical structures …

Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) typically present with decreased concentrations of
plasma tri-iodothyronine, low thyroxine, and normal range or slightly decreased …

Multiple biological functions of selenium manifest themselves mainly via 25 selenoproteins
that have selenocysteine at their active centre. Selenium is vital for the brain and seems to …

Selenite is a predominant form of selenium (Se) available to plants, especially in anaerobic
soils, but the molecular mechanism of selenite uptake by plants is not well understood. ltn1 …

Selenium is an essential micronutrient in the diet of many life forms, including humans and
other mammals. Significant health benefits have been attributed to this element. It is rapidly …

Selenium (Se) and its compounds have been reported to have great potential in the
prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, little is known about the …

Recent identification of new selenocysteine-containing proteins has revealed relationships
between the two trace elements selenium (Se) and iodine and the hormone network …

Background Dietary selenium intakes in many countries, including the United Kingdom, are
lower than international recommendations. No functional consequences of these lower …