“… Physiological effects of selenium. Selenium is known for its antioxidant, antimutagenic and anticarcinogenic properties, it also acts against microbes as well as parasites and has antiinflammatory effects, engages in metabolism, growth and development, protects organs from oxidative stress, affects immune function and improves fertility [ 2 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 53 , 54 , 60 , 82 , 87 , 104 , 126 , 127 , 128 , 129 , 130 , 131 , 132 , 133 , 134 , 135 , 136 , 137 , 138 ]. …”