Effect of supplementation with selenium on whole blood glutathione peroxidase activities and on plasma and tissue selenium concentrations in lambs

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 253-262

  Molnár, Jeannette ^a   Macpherson, Allan ^a   Dixon, James ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

glutathione peroxidase; human dietary intake; lambs; Selenium; selenium supplementation

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; LAMB; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SELENIUM DEFICIENCY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030438262     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02785284     Document Type: Article

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