Serum selenium levels of pre-eclamptic and normal pregnant women in Nigeria: A comparative study.
Stephen Chijioke EzeNathan Azubuike OdodoEmmanuel Onyebuchi UgwuJoseph Tochukwu EnebeOnyema Athanatius OnyegbuleInnocent Okafor EzeBamidele Uche EzemPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Serum selenium levels of pre-eclamptic women were significantly lower compared to that of normotensive pregnant controls and selenium deficiency occurred significantly more among the preeclamptic pregnant women compared to the normotensive controls. Selenium level dynamics in pregnancy possibly could play a role in the incidence of pre-eclampsia among pregnant women.