Effect of dietary selenium on the survival of rats exposed to chronic whole body irradiation

Hurt, H.D.; Cary, E.E.; Allaway, W.H.; Visek, W.J.

Journal of Nutrition 101(3): 363-366

1971


ISSN/ISBN: 0022-3166
PMID: 5544813
Document Number: 42879
Rats given a basal diet low in Se with sufficient vitamin E or the diet with 0.5 ppm Se as selenomethionine for 6 weeks were exposed to 60Co gamma irradiation at a dose rate of 9.4 R/h for 20 h daily. Bodyweight, blood Se and liver Se before irradiation were 130 g, 0.070 and 0.072 ppm, respectively, for the rats deprived of Se. Values for the rats given Se were 150 g, 0.585 and 0.940 ppm.

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