A 1-y trial of the effect of high-selenium bread on selenium concentrations in blood and toenails

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 408-413

  Longnecker, Matthew P ^a   Stampfer, Meir J ^b   Stephen Morris, J ^b   Spate, Vickie ^b   Baskett, Connie ^b   Mason, Madolyn ^b   Willett, Walter C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Nutrition assessment; Selenium intake; Toenails

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

SELENIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NAIL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; TOE; TURNOVER TIME; WHEAT;

ADULT; BREAD; DIET; HUMAN; KINETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NAILS; SELENIUM; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TOES;

EID: 0027404583     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/57.3.408     Document Type: Article

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