Also known as: Selenomethionine, sodium selenite
Trace mineral essential for thyroid function; both deficiency and excess cause hair loss.
Selenium is incorporated into selenoproteins, including glutathione peroxidases (antioxidant defense) and iodothyronine deiodinases (thyroid hormone activation). Thyroid dysfunction is a known cause of telogen effluvium, and selenium deficiency impairs thyroid function. Selenium also protects hair follicle cells from oxidative damage.
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