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In the course of 1 year supplementation trial, most of supplemented elderly persons reached the level of 80–90μg Se/l of serum, which is considered as nearly optimal for safeguard of full functions of selenium in the organism. The level of urine selenium increased to 25–30–90μg Se/l, which is also adequate. Optimum levels were reached within 4 months of supplementation with dose 50–90μg Se/day.
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Kvícala, J., Zamrazil, V., Jiránek, V. (2002). Serum and Urine Selenium Changes in a Group of Elderly During One Year of Selenium Supplementation. In: Roussel, A.M., Anderson, R.A., Favier, A.E. (eds) Trace Elements in Man and Animals 10. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47466-2_130
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