Urine selenium concentration is a useful biomarker for assessing population level selenium status

Plasma selenium (Se) concentration is an established population level biomarker of Se status, especially in Se-deficient populations. Previously observed correlations between dietary Se intake and urinary Se excretion suggest that urine Se concentration is also a potentially viable biomarker of Se s...

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Main Authors: Felix P. Phiri, E. Louise Ander, R. Murray Lark, Elizabeth H. Bailey, Benson Chilima, Jellita Gondwe, Edward J.M. Joy, Alexander A. Kalimbira, John C. Phuka, Parminder S. Suchdev, Daniel R.S. Middleton, Elliott M. Hamilton, Michael J. Watts, Scott D. Young, Martin R. Broadley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019323268