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The effect of barium selenate injection on selenium concentration and glutathione peroxidase activity in blood of pregnant ewes fed selenium-deficient diet

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Selenium (Se) levels in whole blood and plasma, and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities in red cells and plasma were measured in ewes fed an Se-deficient diet injected with barium selenate before breeding season. Highly significant increases in Se levels and GSH-Px activities (P<0.001) were observed throughout the gestation period and during lactation. In the control group, Se levels and GSH-Px activities decreased significantly (P<0.001), and were at critically low levels during lambing and lactation periods.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, Medical School, Bydgoszcz, Poland

    B. A. Zachara & U. Trafikowska

  2. Diagnostic Laboratory, Medical School, Bydgoszcz, Poland

    H. Lejman

  3. Stock-farm, Samokleski, Bydgoszcz, Poland

    M. Kaptur & C. Kimber

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Zachara, B.A., Trafikowska, U., Kaptur, M. et al. The effect of barium selenate injection on selenium concentration and glutathione peroxidase activity in blood of pregnant ewes fed selenium-deficient diet. Biol Trace Elem Res 32, 415–419 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02784627

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