Selenium supplementation restores innate and humoral immune responses in footrot-affected sheep.

Selenium supplementation restores innate and humoral immune responses in footrot-affected sheep.

Dietary selenium (Se) alters whole-blood Se concentrations in sheep, dependent upon Se source and dosage administered, but little is known about effects on immune function. We used footrot (FR) as a disease model to test the effects of supranutritional Se supplementation on immune function. To deter...

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Main Authors: Jean A Hall, William R Vorachek, Whitney C Stewart, M Elena Gorman, Wayne D Mosher, Gene J Pirelli, Gerd Bobe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3855423?pdf=render

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