Selenium: Does selenium status have health outcomes beyond overt deficiency?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 180, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 373-374

  Daniels, Lynne A ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EDITORIAL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELENIUM DEFICIENCY;

EID: 1942435939     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05986.x     Document Type: Editorial

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