Some Selenium‐Dependent Biochemical Processes

Some Selenium-Dependent Biochemical Processes Thressa C. Stadtman, Thressa C. Stadtman Bethesda, MarylandSearch for more papers by this author Thressa C. Stadtman, Thressa C. Stadtman Bethesda, MarylandSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Alton Meister, Alton Meister Cornell University Medical College, New York, New YorkSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 January 1979 https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470122938.ch1Citations: 19Book Series:Advances in Enzymology - and Related Areas of Molecular Biology AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Summary Introduction Some General Aspects of Selenium Nutrition Selenium Toxicity Biological Reactions that Occur with Both Sulfur and Selenium Isologs Enzymes and Proteins in Which Selenium is Essential Concluding Comments References Hartley, W. J., and Grant, A. B., Fed. Proc., 20, 679–688 (1961). 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