Selenoprotein P is the major selenium transport protein in mouse milk.

Selenium is transferred from the mouse dam to its neonate via milk. Milk contains selenium in selenoprotein form as selenoprotein P (Sepp1) and glutathione peroxidase-3 (Gpx3) as well as in non-specific protein form as selenomethionine. Selenium is also present in milk in uncharacterized small-molec...

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Main Authors: Kristina E Hill, Amy K Motley, Virginia P Winfrey, Raymond F Burk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4113432?pdf=render