Selenium is also critical for thyroid hormone production. “It helps convert T4, the inactive hormone, into T3, which is the ...

GPXs are responsible for reducing reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to water by using glutathione (GSH). TXNRDs not only reduce thioredoxin (Trd), but also non-disulfide ...

Selenium is vital for the thyroid gland and immune system. A deficiency can cause tiredness, hair loss, recurring sickness, muscle weakness, and brain fog. Eating selenium-rich foods such as Brazil ...

Selenium is a micronutrient which comes to us from the soil via plants - particularly wheat. It's thought to be important for liver, thyroid, heart and immune function and there's also some evidence ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In pots containing sandy soils at two levels (pH 5 and 7) to which 0.5 mg Se L⁻¹ soil had been added, an increase in the proportion of clay ...

Vol. 372, No. 1/2, Part I: Special Issue: In Memory of Horst Marschner (November 2013), pp. 629-641 (13 pages) Aims A comparison was performed between plant species to determine if extractable, rather ...

The thyroid is the gland that is essentially responsible for maintaining the body's metabolism. Low thyroid function may give rise to many symptoms which may include weight gain (often very ...