Selenium in Human Health and Gut Microflora: Bioavailability of Selenocompounds and Relationship With Diseases

This review covers current knowledge of selenium in the dietary intake, its bioavailability, metabolism, functions, biomarkers, supplementation and toxicity, as well as its relationship with diseases and gut microbiota specifically on the symbiotic relationship between gut microflora and selenium st...

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Main Authors: Rannapaula Lawrynhuk Urbano Ferreira, Karine Cavalcanti Maurício Sena-Evangelista, Eduardo Pereira de Azevedo, Francisco Irochima Pinheiro, Ricardo Ney Cobucci, Lucia Fatima Campos Pedrosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.685317/full