People with poorly managed type II diabetes have lower levels of an important antioxidant enzyme in their blood called glutathione peroxidase, and this reduction is linked to how high their blood...

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Selenium levels and Glutathione peroxidase activity in the plasma of patients with type II diabetes mellitus.

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2016 Sep

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Selenium levels and Glutathione peroxidase activity in the plasma of patients with type II diabetes mellitus.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2016.06.007