Possible involvement of overexposure to environmental selenium in the etiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a short review

Possible involvement of overexposure to environmental selenium in the etiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a short review

Excess exposure to the metalloid selenium (Se), a trace element with both toxicological and nutritional properties, has been implicated in the etiology of a human motor neuron disease of unknown origin and extremely severe prognosis, sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This relation has be...

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Main Authors: Marco Vinceti, Francesca Bonvicini, Margherita Bergomi, Carlotta Malagoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2010-01-01
Series:Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Subjects:
selenio
sclerosi laterale amiotrofica
acqua
ambiente
epidemiologia
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712010000300009&lng=en&tlng=en

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