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Selenium and hydrogen selenide: essential micronutrient and the fourth gasotransmitter?

Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient required by organisms of diverse lineage. Dietary Se is converted to hydrogen selenide either enzymatically or by endogenous antioxidant proteins. This convergent biochemical step crucially underlies the subsequent biological activity of Se and argues for...

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Autores principales: Kuganesan, Mathun, Samra, Kavitej, Evans, Eloise, Singer, Mervyn, Dyson, Alex
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6915170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31845001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40635-019-0281-y