The effects of selenium supplementation in feeding of lambs

Acta Alimentaria

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-179

  Molnar J ^a   Macpherson, A ^b   Molnar P ^c  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Glutathione peroxidase; Human dietary intake; Lambs; Selenium; Selenium supplementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039982207     PISSN: 01393006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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