Effect of Prenatal Selenium Supplementation on Cord Blood Selenium and Lipid Profile

• Main Authors: Hassan Boskabadi (Author), Gholamali Maamouri (Author), Farzaneh Rezagholizade Omran (Author), Shahin Mafinejad (Author), Fatemeh Tara (Author), Margaret P. Rayman (Author), Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan (Author), Amirhossein Sahebkar (Author), Shima Tavallaie (Author), Mohammad T. Shakeri (Author), Maryam Mohammadi (Author), Gordon A. Ferns (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Selenium is an essential trace element and as a component of selenoproteins it plays a key role as an antioxidant. We aimed to evaluate the effect of selenium supplementation during pregnancy on cord blood selenium content and lipid profile. Methods: This trial was performed on 166 eligible women wh...