Active Oxygen Generation as a Possible Mechanism of Selenium Toxicity

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 333-339

  Seko, Yoshiyuki ^a   Imura, Nobumasa ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SELENIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; CELL LINE; HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; HUMANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031228020     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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