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MANGANESE AND SELENIUM

 
J Lab Clin Med 1975 Jul;86(1):132-9

Tissue trace element and enzyme content in pigs fed a low manganese diet. I. A relationship between manganese and selenium.

Burch RE, Williams RV, Hahn HK, Jetton MM, Sullivan JF

Pigs received a diet containing 0.59 p.p.m. Mn. Control pigs received the same quantity of the same diet which was supplemented with 22 p.p.m. of Mn. At the end of 6 weeks, pigs fed the low Mn diet had a diminution in tissue Mn levels as well as a diminution in tissue Se content. Tissue levels of Zn, Cu, Ca, and Mg were not affected by the dietary regimen. Indicative of the fact that experimental animals were probably Mn-deficient was a statistically significant decrease in hepatic arginase activity that could be enhanced by the addition of Mn. These studies represent the first experimental evidence that there may be a specific interaction between tissue Se and Mn. Tissue Se levels were decreased to a statistically significant degree in all tissues studied except the kidney in the Mn-deficient animals.