Selenium is of fundamental importance to human health. It is an essential component of several major metabolic pathways, including thyroid hormone metabolism, antioxidant defence systems, and immune function. The decline…
Background: Dietary selenium intakes in many countries, including the United Kingdom, are lower than international recommendations. No functional consequences of these lower intakes have been recognized, although experimental studies suggest…
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…
Background: We previously reported an inverse association between prediagnostic serum selenium concentrations and the risk of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and gastric cardia cancer (GCC) but not gastric noncardia…