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THE original description of the protective action of selenium against the exudative diathesis in chicks on torula yeast diets was given by Schwarz et al. 1 Following this significant finding, a good deal of research has been done on the possible vitamin E properties of this element and Schwarz et al.'s findings were confirmed.2 Selenium was also found to be protective against liver necrogenic diets in rats3,4. It did not reverse the dialuric acid haemolysis test4 and was ineffective in preventing resorption gestation in rats5 or in averting muscular dystrophy in rabbits, on vitamin E-free diets6. The selenium was usually given as sodium selenite or selenate, selenious acid, or selenocystine. The levels used in the diets varied from 0.1 to 10 p.p.m. selenium.
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IRVING, J. Curative Effect of Selenium Upon the Incisor Teeth of Rats deficient in Vitamin E. Nature 184, 645–646 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/184645b0
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