Iodine and selenium deficiency associated with cretinism in northern Zaire.
Jean-Baptiste Vanderpas,Bernard Contempre,N L Duale,W Goossens,N Bebe,R Thorpe,K Ntambue,Jacques Emile Dumont,C H Thilly,A T Diplock +9 more
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This combined iodine and selenium deficiency could be associated with the elevated frequency of endemic myxedematous cretinism in Central Africa.About:
This article is published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.The article was published on 1990-12-01 and is currently open access. It has received 219 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Selenium deficiency & Selenium.read more
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The importance of selenium to human health
TL;DR: Selenium is needed for the proper functioning of the immune system, and appears to be a key nutrient in counteracting the development of virulence and inhibiting HIV progression to AIDS.
The importance of selenium to human health.
TL;DR: The essential trace mineral, selenium, is of fundamental importance to human health as mentioned in this paper, and it is needed for the proper functioning of the immune system, and appears to be a key nutrient in counteracting the development of virulence and inhibiting HIV progression to AIDS.
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Biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, and physiological roles of the iodothyronine selenodeiodinases.
TL;DR: The goal of this review is to place the exciting advances that have occurred in understanding of the molecular biology of the types 1, 2, and 3 (D1, D2, and D3, respectively) iodothyronine deiodinases into a biochemical and physiological context.
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From selenium to selenoproteins: Synthesis, identity, and their role in human health
TL;DR: The function of most selenoproteins is currently unknown; however, thioredoxin reductases, glutathione peroxidases and thyroid hormone deiodinases are well characterised selenobroteins involved in redox regulation of intracellular signalling, redox homeostasis and thyroid hormones metabolism.
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Selenium in global food systems.
TL;DR: Low Se status is likely to contribute to morbidity and mortality due to infectious as well as chronic diseases, and increasing Se intakes in all parts of the world can be expected to reduce cancer rates.
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