Metabolism of selenium in humans

Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 227-240

  Whanger, P D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GPX; Humans; Se metabolism; Selenite; Selenite exchangeable pool; Selenium; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; HEMOGLOBIN; SELENATE; SELENITE; SELENIUM; SELENOMETHIONINE; SELENOPROTEIN;

ABSORPTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY BURDEN; CHINESE; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; METABOLISM; NEW ZEALAND; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031927255     PISSN: 0896548X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-670X(1998)11:2/3<227::AID-JTRA13>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Review

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