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Description

Selenium is a trace element that is naturally present in many foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement. Nutritionally essential for humans, it is a constituent of more than two dozen selenoproteins that play critical roles in reproduction, thyroid hormone metabolism, DNA synthesis, and protection from oxidative damage and infection. Selenium exists in two forms: inorganic (selenate and selenite) and organic (selenomethionine and selenocysteine). Both forms can be good dietary sources of selenium. Soils contain inorganic selenites and selenates that plants accumulate and convert to organic forms, mostly selenocysteine and selenomethionine and their methylated derivatives. Most selenium is in the form of selenomethionine in animal and human tissues, where it can be incorporated nonspecifically with the amino acid methionine in body proteins. Skeletal muscle is the major site of selenium storage. Seafoods and organ meats are the richest food sources of selenium. Other sources include muscle meats, cereals and other grains, and dairy products. The amount of selenium in drinking water is not nutritionally significant in most geographic regions. Source: National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements, NIH Factsheet: Selenium

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Selenium intake
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2015-11-18
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Selenium intake

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Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 硒摄入
Synonyms: 硒（Se、硒质、硒元素）摄入（摄取、摄食、吸收、吸入、食入、进食、饮入、饮下、喝下、吃进、喝下去、吃进去）;硒摄入（摄取、摄食、吸收、食入、进食）量（数量）
it-IT Italian (Italy) Assunzione di Selenio