A discussion of the relationship between selenium, thyroxine, and indigestion.
The manner in which wheat is grown affects its selenium content. When wheat which is low in seleno-methionine is poorly digested it is probable that a shortage of seleno-methionine will depress the activity of deiodinases and produce the symptoms of hypothyroidism.
Stockdale
T
T
D004063:Digestion / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000502:physiology; D008715:Methionine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D012643:Selenium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000502:physiology*; D014908:Triticum / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development*
D008715:Methionine; D012643:Selenium; D013974:Thyroxine