The use of high-selenium yeast to raise selenium status: How does it measure up?

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 557-573

  Rayman, Margaret P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Selenium enriched yeast; Speciation; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; GLUTATHIONE; HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN; SELENIUM; SELENOMAX; SELENOMETHIONINE; SELENOPRECISE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAIR LOSS; HALITOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NAIL DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DISEASE; YEAST;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SELENIUM;

EID: 6444226218     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20041251     Document Type: Review

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