• Selenium deficiency occurs when an organism lacks the required levels of selenium, a critical nutrient in many species. Deficiency, although relatively...
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    Selenium is a chemical element; it has the symbol Se and atomic number 34. It is a nonmetal (more rarely considered a metalloid) with properties that are...
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    low levels of selenium cause deficiency while high levels cause toxicity. For example, in salmon, the optimal concentration of selenium in the fish tissue...
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  • Seneviratne, Sonia I.; Smith, Pete; Winkel, Lenny H. E. (2017-03-14). "Selenium deficiency risk predicted to increase under future climate change". Proceedings...
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  • of potential risk factors that may lead to iodine deficiency: Low dietary iodine Selenium deficiency Pregnancy Exposure to radiation Increased intake/plasma...
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  • PMID 34607911. Chareonpong-Kawamoto N, Yasumoto K (February 1995). "Selenium deficiency as a cause of overload of iron and unbalanced distribution of other...
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  • Keshan disease (category Mineral deficiencies)
    a congestive cardiomyopathy caused by a combination of dietary deficiency of selenium and the presence of a mutated strain of Coxsackievirus, named after...
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  • Kashin–Beck disease (category Nutritional deficiencies)
    matters in drinking water. A severe selenium deficiency was documented as well[clarification needed], but selenium status [clarification needed]was not...
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  • Osteoporosis Rickets Tetany Iodine deficiency Goiter Selenium deficiency Keshan disease Iron deficiency Iron deficiency anemia Zinc Growth retardation Thiamine...
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    Iodine (section Deficiency)
    Excess iodine is more cytotoxic in the presence of selenium deficiency. Iodine supplementation in selenium-deficient populations is problematic for this reason...
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