AJCN North Carolina Research Campus
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Purchase Article
Right arrow View Shopping Cart
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Diplock, A. T.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Diplock, A. T.
Agricola
Right arrow Articles by Diplock, A. T.

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 57, 256S-258S, Copyright © 1993 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

REVIEW ARTICLES

Indexes of selenium status in human populations

AT Diplock
Division of Biochemistry, United Medical School, Guy's Hospital, University of London, UK.

This paper considers the factors that affect the bioavailability of selenium to human populations and describes briefly the consequences of an inadequate dietary intake of selenium in the Peoples' Republic of China and in Zaire. A review of human blood selenium concentrations worldwide reveals very large differences in the apparent dietary status of individuals in different areas. The question is raised as to whether blood selenium measurement is a reliable index of actual selenium status in terms of bioavailability and function of the element. It is concluded that the preferred indexes of human selenium status are blood, or plasma and/or serum, concentrations of the element and the level of activity of the selenium-dependent enzyme glutathione peroxidase in erythrocytes or in plasma. Several important caveats to this conclusion are mentioned and other means of assessing selenium status are also considered.


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 J. Nutr.Home page
A. Tomkins
Assessing Micronutrient Status in the Presence of Inflammation
J. Nutr., May 1, 2003; 133(5): 1649S - 1655.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J. Nutr.Home page
M. Hambidge
Biomarkers of Trace Mineral Intake and Status
J. Nutr., March 1, 2003; 133(3): 948S - 955.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J. Nutr.Home page
B. J. Venn, A. M. Grant, C. D. Thomson, and T. J. Green
Selenium Supplements Do Not Increase Plasma Total Homocysteine Concentrations in Men and Women
J. Nutr., February 1, 2003; 133(2): 418 - 420.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Cancer Res.Home page
Y. Jun Hu, K. V. Korotkov, R. Mehta, D. L. Hatfield, C. N. Rotimi, A. Luke, T. E. Prewitt, R. S. Cooper, W. Stock, E. E. Vokes, et al.
Distribution and Functional Consequences of Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the 3'-Untranslated Region of the Human Sep15 Gene
Cancer Res., March 1, 2001; 61(5): 2307 - 2310.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 NEJMHome page
R. Moreno-Reyes, C. Suetens, F. Mathieu, F. Begaux, D. Zhu, M. T. Rivera, M. Boelaert, J. Neve, N. Perlmutter, and J. Vanderpas
Kashin-Beck Osteoarthropathy in Rural Tibet in Relation to Selenium and Iodine Status
N. Engl. J. Med., October 15, 1998; 339(16): 1112 - 1120.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 1993 by The American Society for Nutrition