title: Tissue distribution of selenium and effect of season and age on selenium content in roe deer from northwestern Poland.
abstract: The aim of the study was to compare selenium concentrations in different organs of roe deer from northwestern Poland. Samples of liver, kidneys, heart and lungs, collected from 74 roe deer shot during the hunting seasons of 2008-2009 in northwestern Poland, were studied. Selenium concentration in the organs was determined spectrofluorimetrically. Mean selenium concentration was 0.06 µg/g w.w. in the liver, 0.41 µg/g w.w. in the kidneys and 0.05 µg/g w.w. in the heart and lungs. Season had a significant effect on selenium concentration in the liver, kidneys, lungs and heart. In all the organs, the highest selenium concentration was found in spring and the lowest in autumn and winter. All animals studied were deficient in selenium. The low selenium concentration in the liver or heart can disturb their function, and in the future, it may be a factor contributing to the population decline of roe deer in the northwestern part of Poland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Reproduction Biotechnology and Environmental Hygiene, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Judyma 6 Street, 71-466 Szczecin, Poland. Bogumila.Pilarczyk@zut.edu.pl
authors.forename: Bogumiła
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pilarczyk
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tomza-Marciniak
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pilarczyk
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hendzel
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Błaszczyk
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bąkowska
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003670:Deer / Q000378:metabolism*; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008168:Lung / Q000378:metabolism; D011044:Poland; D012621:Seasons; D012643:Selenium / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012643:Selenium