Selenium Deficiency—From Soil to Thyroid Cancer
Selenium Deficiency—From Soil to Thyroid Cancer
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Selenium Deficiency—From Soil to Thyroid Cancer
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Basel: MDPI AG
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Applied sciences, 2020-08, Vol.10 (15), p.5368
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English
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Basel: MDPI AG
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Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient present in human diet, entering in the composition of selenoproteins as selenocysteine (Se-Cys) amino acid. At the thyroid level, these proteins play an important role as antioxidant and in hormone metabolism. Selenoproteins are essential for the balance of redox homeostasis and antioxidant defense of mam...
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Selenium Deficiency—From Soil to Thyroid Cancer
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2431675934
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2431675934
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2076-3417
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2076-3417
DOI
10.3390/app10155368
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