Effects of selenium intake and selenoprotein genotype of the dam on neonate selenium retention from milk.

<p>The experiments shown in each panel were carried out separately. Neonate whole-body selenium values depicted are means with S.D. indicated by a half bracket, n = 18–41. Dam genotypes and diet selenium supplements are shown in the lower half of the figure. Dams with gene deletions had been mated with C57BL/6 males, yielding neonates that were all heterozygous for the respective gene. Neonates were removed from the dam at day 1 or day 5 of life. They were weighed and euthanized and then assayed for selenium. The values in this figure were calculated from the raw data in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0103486#pone.0103486.s002" target="_blank">Table S1</a>. Weight gain and selenium gain over the 4 days are shown in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0103486#pone-0103486-t001" target="_blank">Table 1</a>.