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Selenium intake of Australian breast fed infants

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A series of 20 mother-infant pairs were studied in Brisbane, Australia at 6–12 weeks post-partum. Mean breast milk selenium concentration (±SD) was 11.9±3.5 ng/g; infants' mean 24 hour selenium intakes (±SD) were 10.7±4.1 μg. Mean selenium concentration in material blood was 101 (±SD 19) ng/g and in material serum 81 (±15) ng/g.

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  1. Department of Human Nutrition, Deakin University, 3217, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

    F. J. Cumming

  2. Industrial Technology Programme, Lucas Heights Research Laboratories, ANSTO, 2234, Menai, NSW, Australia

    J. J. Frady

  3. Biochemistry Department, University of Tasmania, 7001, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

    D. R. Woodward

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Cumming, F.J., Frady, J.J. & Woodward, D.R. Selenium intake of Australian breast fed infants. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 161, 21–25 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02034876

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