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Abstract The nutritionally important trace elements share a high biological activity, implemented through association. with enzymes, hormones or vitamins. Selenium (Se) was recognized as ал important trace element because it is both essential and toxic within a relatively narrow concentration range (Schwartz & Foltz, 1957). One of the fascinating features of selenium’s involvement in biological processes is that, as in the case of iodine, there is a selenium cycle in nature (Moxon et al., 1939) in which its progress сад be charted, through plants to animals, including humans. The designation of selenium as an essential nutrient began by demonstrating that small dietary amounts Of it were curative or preventative against various metabolic disorders of animals (Eggert et al.. 1957 signs of selenium deficiency have. some animais including pancreatic. |