Diversity of Selenium Functions in Health and Disease By: Regina Brigelius-Flohe Publisher: routledge Print ISBN: 9781482251265, 1482251264 eText ISBN: 9781482251272, 1482251272 Edition: 1st Copyright year: 2016 Format: PDF Available from $ 23.18 USD SKU 9781482251272R90 Named after Selene, Greek goddess of the moon, selenium (Se) has moved has moved from being thought of as a toxicant to being considered an essential nutrient with the potential to reduce cancer risk in the span of seven decades. Diversity of Selenium Functions in Health and Disease focuses on current knowledge of aspects of Se research relevant to its medical use, and particularly to chemoprevention of cancer. It covers how Se is integrated into selenoproteins, selenium compounds with individual functions and dual functions, and unexpected links to Se such as with diabetes. The text ends with a discussion of polymorphisms and mutations in ge Download ebook: https://ouo.io/8pxWaq
