Advances in Research on the Toxicological Effects of Selenium

• Published in: Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology Vol. 106; no. 5; pp. 715 - 726
• Main Authors: Lv, Qizhuang, Liang, Xiaomei, Nong, Keyi, Gong, Zifeng, Qin, Ting, Qin, Xinyun, Wang, Daobo, Zhu, Yulin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.05.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquatic Pollution; death; Dietary Supplements; Drug development; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Enriched foods; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Fertility; Focused Review; growth and development; Heavy metals; immunity; Metals, Heavy; Micronutrients; Microorganisms; Oxidation; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Pollution; R&D; Research & development; Selenium; Selenium - toxicity; Soil Science & Conservation; Toxicity; Toxicology; Trace Elements; Trace elements (nutrients); Tumors; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Selenium (Se); Toxicological effects; Mechanism; Functional agriculture

Selenium is a trace element necessary for the growth of organisms. Moreover, selenium supplementation can improve the immunity and fertility of the body, as well as its ability to resist oxidation, tumors, heavy metals, and pathogenic microorganisms. However, owing to the duality of selenium, excess...