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Serum and urinary selenium levels in thermal injury.

Serum and urinary selenium levels in thermal injury.

Authors :
Boosalis MG
Solem LD
Ahrenholz DH
McCall JT
McClain CJ
Source :
Burns, including thermal injury [Burns Incl Therm Inj] 1986 Apr; Vol. 12 (4), pp. 236-40.
Publication Year :
1986

Abstract

Information concerning selenium status in thermal injury patients is limited. Therefore, both serum selenium concentration and 24 h urinary excretion of selenium were evaluated throughout the hospital course for 23 patients with partial and full skin thickness thermal burns. Serum selenium levels were depressed throughout the hospital course in the majority of patients, and only two patients' serum selenium levels had reached the normal range by discharge. Urinary selenium losses were essentially within normal range throughout the same period and thus were not responsible for the observed depression in serum selenium levels. A possible antagonistic relationship between selenium and silver is discussed.

Details

Language :
English
Volume :
12
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Burns, including thermal injury
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
3719397
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-4179(86)90122-1