The diverse role of selenium within selenoproteins: A review

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 836-843

  Holben, David H ^a   Smith, Anne M ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SELENATE; SELENIUM; SELENOCYSTEINE; SELENOPROTEIN; THIOREDOXIN REDUCTASE; THYROXINE DEIODINASE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MINERAL INTAKE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SELENIUM DEFICIENCY; TOXICITY; URINARY EXCRETION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033061265     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(99)00198-4     Document Type: Review

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