Selenium levels in wheat grains grown in Saudi Arabia

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 590-594

  Al Saleh, I A ^a   Al Doush, I ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; SAUDI ARABIA; WHEAT;

FLOUR; SAUDI ARABIA; SELENIUM; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030851165     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900520     Document Type: Article

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