1. SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN SELENIUM METABOLISM AND SELENOPROTEINS
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Ashley N. Ogawa-Wong, Lucia A. Seale, and Marla J. Berry
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Male ,inorganic chemicals ,0301 basic medicine ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Physiology ,Biology ,Biochemistry ,Article ,Selenium ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Physiology (medical) ,Animals ,Humans ,Sex organ ,Selenium metabolism ,Selenoproteins ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Sex Characteristics ,Selenocysteine ,food and beverages ,Sexual dimorphism ,030104 developmental biology ,chemistry ,Female ,Selenoprotein ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Hormone - Abstract
Sexual dimorphism, the condition in which males and females in a species differ beyond the morphology of sex organs, delineates critical aspects of the biology of higher eukaryotes, including selenium metabolism. While sex differences in selenium biology have been described by several laboratories, delineation of the effects of sex in selenium function and regulation of selenoprotein expression is still in its infancy. This review encompasses the available information on sex-dependent parameters of selenium metabolism, as well as the effects of selenium on sex hormones. Gaps in the current knowledge of selenium and sex are identified and discussed.
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- 2018
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