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Deletion of selenoprotein P alters distribution of selenium in the mouse.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 18 Apr 2003
Hill Kristina E, Zhou Jiadong, McMahan Wendy J, Motley Amy K, Atkins John F, Gesteland Raymond F, Burk Raymond F
Abstract excerpt
Selenoprotein P (Se-P) contains most of the selenium in plasma. Its function is not known. Mice with the Se-P gene deleted (Sepp(-/-)) were generated. Two phenotypes were observed: 1) Sepp(-/-) mice lost weight and developed poor motor coordination when fed diets with selenium below 0.1 mg/kg, an...
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