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Symposium 2 Newer aspects of micronutrients in at risk groups

New metabolic roles for selenium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

John R. Arthur  and
Geoffrey J. Beckett
John R. Arthur
Affiliation:
Division of Biochemical Sciences, Rowett Research Institute, Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB
Geoffrey J. Beckett
Affiliation:
University Department of Clinical Biochemistry, The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh EH3 9YW
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‘Newer aspects of micronutrients’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 53 , Issue 3 , November 1994 , pp. 615 - 624
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