Soil-type influences human selenium status and underlies widespread selenium deficiency risks in Malawi

Selenium (Se) is an essential human micronutrient with critical roles in immune functioning and antioxidant defence. Estimates of dietary Se intakes and status are scarce for Africa although crop surveys indicate deficiency is probably widespread in Malawi. Here we show that Se deficiency is likely...

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Autors principals: Hurst, Rachel, Siyame, Edwin W. P., Young, Scott D., Chilimba, Allan D. C., Joy, Edward J. M., Black, Colin R., Ander, E. Louise, Watts, Michael J., Chilima, Benson, Gondwe, Jellita, Kang'ombe, Dalitso, Stein, Alexander J., Fairweather-Tait, Susan J., Gibson, Rosalind S., Kalimbira, Alexander A., Broadley, Martin R.
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3594796/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23478344
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep01425
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