"Selenium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An element with the atomic symbol Se, atomic number 34, and atomic weight 78.97. It is an essential micronutrient for mammals and other animals but is toxic in large amounts. Selenium protects intracellular structures against oxidative damage. It is an essential component of GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE.
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D012643
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.185.850 D01.578.700
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Selenium" by people in Profiles.
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High Level of Selenium Exposure in the Strong Heart Study: A Cause for Incident Cardiovascular Disease? Antioxid Redox Signal. 2022 Nov; 37(13-15):990-997.
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Hepatic-Specific Decrease in the Expression of Selenoenzymes and Factors Essential for Selenium Processing After Endotoxemia. Front Immunol. 2020; 11:595282.
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Selenium-independent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of thioredoxin reductase inhibition in alveolar macrophages. Life Sci. 2020 Oct 15; 259:118285.
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Antioxidants & bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Beating the system or beating a dead horse? Free Radic Biol Med. 2019 10; 142:138-145.
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Selenium and Type 2 Diabetes: Systematic Review. Nutrients. 2018 Dec 05; 10(12).
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Selenium supplementation of lung epithelial cells enhances nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) activation following thioredoxin reductase inhibition. Redox Biol. 2018 10; 19:331-338.
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Higher Plasma Selenium Concentrations Are Associated with Increased Odds of Prevalent Type 2 Diabetes. J Nutr. 2018 08 01; 148(8):1333-1340.
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Model of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury for Evaluating Pharmacologic Treatments in Cynomolgus Macaques (Macaca fasicularis). Comp Med. 2018 02 01; 68(1):63-73.
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Selenium: implications for outcomes in extremely preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2018 03; 38(3):197-202.
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Dietary selenium affects host selenoproteome expression by influencing the gut microbiota. FASEB J. 2011 Jul; 25(7):2492-9.