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Description: Selenium paradox, Se at nutritional levels or low concentrations are required for cell homeostasis, playing a role as an anti-oxidant through selenoproteins, thus, act chemo-preventive against cancer. In contrast, supra-nutritional levels or higher concentrations act as pro-oxidant in tumour cells, thus can be exploited as chemo-therapeutic against cancer
Title: Selenium paradox
Credit: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2021.07.013
Author: Razaghi et al, 2021
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