Selenium, the element of the moon, in life on earth
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Simulating Imaging of Large Scale Radio Arrays on the Lunar Surface
Published on: July 30, 2020
L Flohé1, J R Andreesen, R Brigelius-Flohé
1Department of Biochemistry, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany. lfl@gbf.de
Abstract:
The present status of selenium biochemistry is reviewed with particular emphasis on biomedical problems related to the selenium status of humans and experimental animals. Historical milestones of selenium biochemistry starting from the identification of the first selenoenzymes up to the elucidation of prokaryotic and eukaryotic selenoprotein biosynthesis are compiled. Topical hypotheses on the biological role of selenium in general and of individual selenoproteins in respect to antioxidant defense, redox regulation of metabolic processes, thyroid function, spermatogenesis, oncogenesis, and atherogenesis are critically evaluated.
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