Selenium distribution and metabolic profile in relation to nutritional selenium status in rats
β Scribed by Kazuo T. Suzuki; Makiko Itoh; Masayoshi Ohmichi
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 819 KB
- Volume
- 103
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-483X
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