SELENIUM AND GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE LEVELS IN THE BLOOD OF AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES AND CAUCASIANS
N. S. AGAR *
Department of physiology, University of New England, Armidale, N. S. W. 2351, Australia
JUNE HINGSTON *
Department of physiology, University of New England, Armidale, N. S. W. 2351, Australia
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Levels of selenium (Se) in blood and the activity of glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) in the red blood cells were measured in two different populations of Australian Aborigines and three populations of Caucasians. Both values were significantly different among different groups. No sex differences were present in either Še or GSH-Px levels. Also, there was no correlation between Seland GSH-Px levels as is usually found in many animal species.