"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Selenium" by people in Profiles.
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Mulberry Heart Disease and Hepatosis Dietetica in Farm Pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) in a Research Setting. Comp Med. 2020 08 01; 70(4):376-383.
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Selenium protein identification and profiling by mass spectrometry: A tool to assess progression of cardiomyopathy in a whale model. J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2017 Dec; 44:40-49.
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Supplemental Selenium May Decrease Ovarian Cancer Risk in African-American Women. J Nutr. 2017 04; 147(4):621-627.
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Preface. Adv Cancer Res. 2017; 136:xi-xiv.
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Sulfur and selenium antioxidants: challenging radical scavenging mechanisms and developing structure-activity relationships based on metal binding. J Inorg Biochem. 2015 Apr; 145:30-40.
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Oxidation of biologically relevant chalcogenones and their Cu(I) complexes: insight into selenium and sulfur antioxidant activity. Inorg Chem. 2013 Oct 21; 52(20):11685-7.
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Changes in the concentrations of biochemical indicators of diet and nutritional status of pregnant women across pregnancy trimesters in Trujillo, Peru, 2004-2005. Nutr J. 2013 Jun 11; 12:80.
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Investigating the copper coordination, electrochemistry, and Cu(II) reduction kinetics of biologically relevant selone and thione compounds. Dalton Trans. 2012 May 07; 41(17):5248-59.
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Interactions of Cu(I) with selenium-containing amino acids determined by NMR, XAS, and DFT studies. Inorg Chem. 2011 Nov 07; 50(21):10893-900.
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Nutritional supplements in critical illness. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2011 Oct-Dec; 22(4):301-16; quiz 317-8.