Selenium plasma levels in hemodialysis patients: Comparison between North and Southeast of Brazil

Introduction: Patients with chronic kidney disease present selenium (Se) plasma deficiency which is an essential trace element with important biological functions and, the best known biological role is attributed to its presence in the antioxidant enzyme, glutathione peroxidase (GPx). The Se content...

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Main Authors: Milena Barcza Stockler-Pinto, Olaf Malm, Suellen Regina Geraldo Azevedo, Najla Elias Farage, Paulo Renato Dorneles, Silvia Maria Franciscato Cozzolino, Denise Mafra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2014-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002014000400490&lng=en&tlng=en