Selenium

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 History of Selenium Research
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   Chapter 2 Selenocysteine Biosynthesis and the Replacement of Selenocysteine with Cysteine in the Pathway
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   Chapter 3 Molecular Mechanism of Eukaryotic Selenocysteine Incorporation
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   Chapter 4 SECIS-Binding Proteins Regulate the Expression of the Selenoproteome
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   Chapter 5 A Ribosomal Perspective on the Mechanism of Selenocysteine Incorporation
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   Chapter 6 Chemical Basis for the Use of Selenocysteine
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   Chapter 7 Evolutionary Basis for the Use of Selenocysteine
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   Chapter 8 Selenocysteine Lyase: Mechanism, Structure, and Biological Role
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    Chapter 9 Selenoproteins and Selenoproteomes
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    Chapter 10 Structural Characterization of Mammalian Selenoproteins
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    Chapter 11 Selenoproteins: Hierarchy, Requirements, and Biomarkers
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    Chapter 12 Selenoproteins and the Thioredoxin System
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    Chapter 13 Selenoproteins of the Glutathione Peroxidase Family
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    Chapter 14 Glutathione Peroxidase-4
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    Chapter 15 Selenoprotein M
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    Chapter 16 Selenium Transport in Mammals: Selenoprotein P and Its Receptors
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    Chapter 17 Selenoproteins in the Endoplasmic Reticulum
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    Chapter 18 Selenoproteins in Nervous System Development, Function, and Degeneration
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    Chapter 19 Selenoproteins in Cardiovascular Redox Pathology
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    Chapter 20 Glutathione Peroxidase 1 and Diabetes
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    Chapter 21 Glutathione Peroxidase 2 and Its Role in Cancer
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    Chapter 22 Selenoprotein N: Its Role in Disease
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    Chapter 23 Prostate Cancer Prevention and the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT): A Selenium Perspective
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    Chapter 24 Selenium as a Cancer Preventive Agent
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    Chapter 25 Selenoproteins Harboring a Split Personality in Both Preventing and Promoting Cancer
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    Chapter 26 An Emerging Picture of the Biological Roles of Selenoprotein K
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    Chapter 27 Polymorphisms in Selenoprotein Genes and Cancer
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    Chapter 28 Schizophrenia, Oxidative Stress and Selenium
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    Chapter 29 Control of Thyroid Hormone Activation and Inactivation by the Iodothyronine Deiodinase Family of Selenoenzymes
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    Chapter 30 Role of Selenium in HIV/AIDS
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    Chapter 31 Seafood Selenium in Relation to Assessments of Methylmercury Exposure Risks
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    Chapter 32 Selenium and Male Reproduction
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    Chapter 33 Variations in Selenium Metabolism in Males and Females
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    Chapter 34 Selenium in Alzheimer’s Disease
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    Chapter 35 Selenium and Inflammation
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    Chapter 36 Selenium Metabolism in Prokaryotes
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    Chapter 37 Selenoproteins in Parasites
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    Chapter 38 Selenium and Methionine Sulfoxide Reduction
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    Chapter 39 Inactivation of Glutathione Peroxidase 1 and Peroxiredoxin 2 by Peroxides in Red Blood Cells
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    Chapter 40 Functional Aspects of the Genomics of Selenoproteins and Selenocysteine Incorporation Machinery
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    Chapter 41 Selenium: Dietary Sources and Human Requirements
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    Chapter 42 Selenium and Adverse Health Conditions of Human Pregnancy
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    Chapter 43 Mouse Models for Glutathione Peroxidase 4 (GPx4)
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    Chapter 44 Mouse Models that Target Removal or Overexpression of the Selenocysteine tRNA [Ser]Sec Gene to Elucidate the Role of Selenoproteins in Health and Development
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    Chapter 45 Selenoproteins in Skeletal Development and Disease: Lessons from Trsp Deletion in Murine Bone and Cartilage Progenitor Cells