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January 2001 in “Journal of Animal Science” This study found that dietary selenium levels above 5 ppm can lead to selenosis in pigs, with white-haired pigs showing alopecia sooner than dark-haired pigs.
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June 1991 in “Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease” This case report observed that a selenium-deficient diet in a child with propionic acidaemia led to macrocytosis and hair abnormalities, which improved with selenium supplementation.
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December 1996 in “PubMed” This study observed that the intestinal absorption of selenium varies depending on its chemical form, with selenomethionine being absorbed efficiently and selenium as selenodiglutathione or selenodicysteine being absorbed faster than selenite.
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January 2012 in “International Journal of Trichology” This study reports a case where excessive consumption of "paradise nuts" led to acute selenium toxicity and massive hair loss.
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October 2020 in “Natural Products and Bioprospecting” This review discusses current topical treatments, natural products, and complementary therapies for androgenetic alopecia, but it reports no new clinical results.