The changing selenium status of New Zealand residents

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-114

  Thomson, C D ^a   Robinson, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Glutathione peroxidase; New Zealand; Selenium status

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SELENIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; TIME; WHEAT;

ADULT; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEASONS; SELENIUM; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030065359     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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