Selenocompounds in Plants and Animals and their Biological Significance

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 223-232

  Whanger, P D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animals; Nonprotein selenoamino acids; Plants; Se methylselenocysteine; Selenate; Selenite; Selenocysteine; Selenomethionine; Yeast

Indexed keywords

SELENATE; SELENITE; SELENIUM; SELENOAMINO ACID; SELENOCYSTEINE; SELENOMETHIONINE; SELENIUM DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SELENIUM DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL; HUMAN; PLANT; RAT;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; PLANTS; RATS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036016079     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2002.10719214     Document Type: Article

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