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- Dietary selenium (Se) supplementation was tested on the muscle antioxidant enzymes SOD, CAT, and GPX, as well as on superoxide anion levels in shrimp exposed to nitrite.
- Results indicated that Se supplementation improved shrimp's ability to withstand low levels of nitrite, suggesting that selenium acts as an antioxidant.
- Additionally, organic forms of Se were found to be more beneficial than inorganic forms in enhancing this resistance.
Article Abstract
The effects of dietary Selenium (Se) supplementation on muscle superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activities and haemolymph superoxide anions (O(2)-) of Neocaridina heteropoda exposed to ambient nitrite were investigated. The results showed supplementation of Se in diet could enhance the resistance of shrimp to low concentration ambient nitrite. The results demonstrated that Se might have a potentially useful role as an effective antioxidant and resistance to aqueous nitrite in shrimp and the effect of the organic Se was better than that of the inorganic Se.
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