Endocrine Abstracts

Selenium is an essential element for humans. Important dietary sources of selenium include meat, seafood, and grains. Selenium is incorporated into a range of selenoenzymes with antioxidant properties. Being crucial for the activity of the deiodinase enzymes, selenium is especially important for the synthesis and metabolism of thyroid hormones. Selenium in relation to thyroid diseases has been widely explored. Epidemiological studies have shown that a low selenium status is as...

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