This Publication Is Searchable The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Section 1. Nutritional Disorders Chapter 4.
Selenium is also a part of enzymes that deiodinate thyroid hormones.
However, it did not prevent the appearance of skin cancer nor significantly affect all-cause mortality. These findings require further study. Patients receiving long-term TPN have developed selenium deficiency with muscle pain and tenderness that was responsive to a selenomethionine supplement. All rights reserved.