"Selenium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An element with the atomic symbol Se, atomic number 34, and atomic weight 78.97. It is an essential micronutrient for mammals and other animals but is toxic in large amounts. Selenium protects intracellular structures against oxidative damage. It is an essential component of GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE.
| Descriptor ID |
D012643
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.185.850 D01.578.700
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Selenium" by people in Profiles.
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An oncogenic enhancer encodes selective selenium dependency in AML. Cell Stem Cell. 2022 03 03; 29(3):386-399.e7.
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A molecular modelling approach for identifying antiviral selenium-containing heterocyclic compounds that inhibit the main protease of SARS-CoV-2: an in silico investigation. Brief Bioinform. 2021 03 22; 22(2):1476-1498.
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Age-related macular degeneration in a randomized trial of selenium and vitamin E in men: the Select Eye Endpoints (SEE) study (SWOG S0000B). Acta Ophthalmol. 2021 Mar; 99(2):e285-e287.
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Maternal Serum Concentrations of Selenium, Copper, and Zinc during Pregnancy Are Associated with Risk of Spontaneous Preterm Birth: A Case-Control Study from Malawi. J Pregnancy. 2020; 2020:9435972.
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Essential trace elements in placental tissue and risk for fetal neural tube defects. Environ Int. 2020 06; 139:105688.
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Selected essential trace elements in maternal serum and risk for fetal orofacial clefts. Sci Total Environ. 2020 Apr 10; 712:136542.
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Defatted Microalgae-Mediated Enrichment of n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Chicken Muscle Is Not Affected by Dietary Selenium, Vitamin E, or Corn Oil. J Nutr. 2018 10 01; 148(10):1547-1555.
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Gene Methylation Biomarkers in Sputum and Plasma as Predictors for Lung Cancer Recurrence. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2017 Nov; 10(11):635-640.
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Supplemental Selenium May Decrease Ovarian Cancer Risk in African-American Women. J Nutr. 2017 04; 147(4):621-627.
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Selenium Supplementation for Prevention of Colorectal Adenomas and Risk of Associated Type 2 Diabetes. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2016 12; 108(12).