Selenium deficiency in Europe: Causes and consequences

Current Advances in Selenium Research and Applications

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 13-44

  Surai, P F ^a,b,c,d   Fisinin, V I ^e   Papazyan, T T ^f  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d TRAKIA UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

^e Federal Agency of Scientific Organizations   (Russian Federation)

^f ALLTECH INC   (United States)

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DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-642-7     Document Type: Chapter

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