Selenium : Its Molecular Biology and Role in Human Health (Record no. 1541)
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| fixed length control field | 01625nam a2200205 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0792373359 (hardcover) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780792373353 (hardcover) |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 572.555 Hatfield 20126 1st 2001 Genetics |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Hatfield, Dolph L. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Selenium : Its Molecular Biology and Role in Human Health |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | UK: |
| Name of publisher | Springer, |
| Year of publication | 2001. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 352 p. ; |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | As discussed in this book, a large body of evidence indicates that selenium is a cancer chemopreventive agent. Further evidence points to a role of this element in reducing viral expression, in preventing heart disease, and other cardiovascular and muscle disorders, and in delaying the progression of AIDS in HIV infected patients. Selenium may also have a role in mammalian development, in male fertility, in immune function and in slowing the aging process. The mechanism by which selenium exerts its beneficial effects on health may be through selenium-containing proteins. Selenium is incorporated into protein as the amino acid selenocysteine. Selenocysteine utilizes a specific tRNA, a specific elongation factor, a specific set of signals, and the codeword, UGA, for its cotranslational insertion into protein. It is indeed the 21st naturally occurring amino acid to be incorporated into protein and marks the first and only expansion of the genetic code since the code was deciphered in the mid 1960s. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Selenium--Physiological effect |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Selenium--Health aspects |
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| Topical Term | Selenium in human nutrition |
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| Topical Term | Life sciences |
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| Koha item type | Books |
| Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Veterinary Science | UVAS Library | UVAS Library | Genetics | 2015-05-20 | Purchase | 572.555 Hatfield 20126 1st 2001 Genetics | 20126 | Books |