Selenium is an essential trace element which, at adequate levels, presents different beneficial biological effects, such as cancer regression, tissue development and protection against oxidative damage. The positive effects of this element are related to the expression of selenoproteins and their ability...
Abstract The purpose of this study was to test the radioprotective effect of selenium in the bone microarchitecture of irradiated rats mandibles. Forty rats were separated into 4 groups with 10 animals: control group (CG), irradiated group (IG), sodium selenite group (SSG) and sodium selenite irradiated ...
Following a case of iatrogenic selenium poisoning in a young pig, an experimental study was carry out. Sodium selenite was orally and parenterally administered to 13 pigs that were subdivided into three groups (G1, G2 and G3). The animals in groups G1 and G3 received sodium selenite intramuscularly (IM),...
Dadas as controvérsias sobre a intoxicaçäo por selênio, foram realizados nove experimentos com a administraçäo de selenito de sódio, por via intramuscular, em eqüinos, com o intuito de estudar e melhor fundamentar os aspectos clínico-patológicos e toxicológicos sobre esse tema. Conseguiram-se ...
Vinte e cinco cordeiros não castrados, de 4 meses de idade e peso vivo médio de 30,2 kg, foram colocados em gaiolas metabólicas individuais de plástico e, após 14 dias de adaptação, receberam um dos seguintes tratamentos, por 90 dias: um controle (C) com 0,1 mg/kg Se na dieta `maisï pré-mistura ...
