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1 online resource |
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Oxidative stress and disease ; 38 |
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Oxidative stress and disease ; 38.
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Series Preface; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editors; Contributors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Who Can Benefit from Selenium?; Chapter 2: Selenium Metabolism; Chapter 3: The Molecular Regulation of Selenocysteine Incorporation into Proteins in Eukaryotes; Chapter 4: Selenocysteine tRNA[Ser]Sec : The Central Component of Selenoprotein Biosynthesis; Chapter 5: Redox Cycling and the Toxicity of Selenium Compounds : A Historical View; Chapter 6: Selenite in Cancer Therapy; Chapter 7: Forms of Selenium in Cancer Prevention; Chapter 8: Thioredoxin Reductase 1 |
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Chapter 9: Glutathione Peroxidase 2Chapter 10: The 15-kDa Selenoprotein (SEP15); Chapter 11: Multifaceted and Intriguing Effects of Selenium and Selenoproteins on Glucose Metabolism and Diabetes; Chapter 12: Selenoproteins and the Metabolic Syndrome; Chapter 13: Thioredoxin Reductase : A Coordinator in Metabolic Activities; Chapter 14: Selenium Mediates a Switch in Macrophage Polarization; Chapter 15: Genetic Polymorphisms in Selenoprotein Genes : Functionality and Disease Risk; Chapter 16: Mutations in SECISBP2; Back Cover |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed July 31, 2015) |
| Subject |
Selenium -- Therapeutic use
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Selenoproteins.
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Selenium in human nutrition.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biochemistry.
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Selenium in human nutrition
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Selenium -- Therapeutic use
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Selenoproteins
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brigelius-Flohé, Regina, editor.
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Sies, H. (Helmut), 1942- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781482251272 |
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1482251272 |
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