Dietary selenate attenuates adiposity and improves insulin sensitivity in high-fat diet-induced obese mice
Selenium is an essential micronutrient required for maintaining cellular redox homeostasis. Despite its potential beneficial role in lowering the risk of type 2 diabetes in humans with lower selenium status and diabetic mice, its role in preventing the development of obesity and metabolic syndrome i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464615002455 |