Low levels of selenium in mothers and their newborns in pregnancies with a neural tube defect

Very few data are presented in the literature about selenium (Se) in human fetal development. The aim of this paper was to study the relationship between maternal and neonatal Se status and neural tube defects (NTDs). Serum and hair samples were obtained from 20 nonpregnant women, 32 healthy mothers...

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