title: [Selenium in health and disease].
abstract: Selenium deficiency occurs in many regions of the world including Poland. It leads to human body dysfunctions and diseases among which Keshan disease is the most known. Biologically active selenium is usually incorporated into proteins as selenocysteine, which is the most useful in nutritional supplementation. Selenium addition is important since many viruses are more pathogenic when deficiency of this element occurs.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium Wirusologii, Instytutu Immunologii i Terapii Doświadczalnej PAN, Wrocławiu.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Inglot
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krukowska
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Piasecki
mesh_terms: D019587:Dietary Supplements; D006801:Humans; D012643:Selenium / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014780:Viruses / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity
chemical_list: D012643:Selenium