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World J Biol Chem. May 26, 2010; 1(5): 144-150
Published online May 26, 2010. doi: 10.4331/wjbc.v1.i5.144
Published online May 26, 2010. doi: 10.4331/wjbc.v1.i5.144
Discovery of the strong antioxidant selenoneine in tuna and selenium redox metabolism
Yumiko Yamashita, Takeshi Yabu, Michiaki Yamashita, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Fukuura, Yokohama 236-8648, Japan
Takeshi Yabu, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, 252-8510, Japan
Author contributions: Yamashita Y, Yabu T and Yamashita M contributed to this paper; Yamashita Y designed the research, and contributed to chemical and nutritional analyses of organic selenium; Yabu T contributed to molecular and cell biology of the selenium compound; Yamashita M contributed to characterization of methylmercury accumulation and detoxification mechanisms; Yamashita Y and Yamashita M wrote the paper.
Supported by In part grants from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of Japan (Rural Biomass Research Project, BM-D2300) and Fisheries Research Agency
Correspondence to: Michiaki Yamashita, PhD, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Fukuura, Yokohama 236-8648, Japan. mic@affrc.go.jp
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Received: May 10, 2010
Revised: May 17, 2010
Accepted: May 21, 2010
Published online: May 26, 2010
Revised: May 17, 2010
Accepted: May 21, 2010
Published online: May 26, 2010
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