An estimation of selenium requirements for New Zealanders

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 896-903

  Duffield, Anna J ^b   Thomson, Christine D ^a   Hill, Kristina E ^b   Williams, Sheila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Glutathione peroxidase; New Zealand residents; RDA; Recommended dietary allowance; Requirements; Selenium; Selenoprotein P; Supplementation; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SELENIUM; SELENOMETHIONINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032694370     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/70.5.896     Document Type: Article

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