AAPH	2,2’-Azobis-(2-amidinopropane)-dihydrochloride
ALT	alanine transaminase
AST	aspartate transaminase
AUC	area under the curve
bw	body weight
Con A	concanavalin A
CS	chitosan
CS-SeNPs	chitosan-stabilized selenium nanopartilcels
DPPH	1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl
•DPPH	1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical
EC50	concentration for 50% of maximal effect
EDS	energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
GA	glycyrrhizic acid
GSH	glutathione
GSH-Px	glutathione peroxidase
ICP-MS	inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
i.p,	intraperitoneal
i.v,	intravenously
LDH	lactic dehydrogenase
KM	Kunming
KMnO4	potassium permanganate
LD50	median lethal dose
MW	molecular weight
MWCO	molecular weight cut-off
•O2−	superoxide anion radical
•OH−	hydroxyl radical
ORAC	oxygen radical absorbance capacity
RH	relative humidity
ROS	radical oxygen species
SA	salicylic acid
Se	selenium
SeNPs	selenium nanoparticles
SOD	superoxide dismutase
SPF	specifc-pathogen-free
TBARS	thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
Trolox	6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid
UF	ultra-filtration
Vc	ascorbic acid